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The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1991-2004	500-1,200 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1991-2004	350-900 individuals	B1i, B3
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	resident	1996-2004	685-2,800 individuals	B1i
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1996-2004	2,500 individuals	B1i
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1996-2004	15-950 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1996-2004	850-3,700 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,000-4,200 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1996-2004	60-125 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	resident	1996-2004	1,000-4,300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1996-2004	1,200-1,500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Greater Scaup Aythya marila	LC	winter	1996-2004	6,800 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1996-2004	4,100-15,830 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1996-2004	650-2,400 individuals	B1i, B2
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,400-18,700 individuals	B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1996-2004	300-12,700 individuals	B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,200-3,800 individuals	B1i, B2
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	1996-2004	500-550 individuals	B1i
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus	VU	winter	1996-2004	320 individuals	B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,100-1,500 individuals	B1i
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	1996-2004	5,000-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1991-2004	20,000-65,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	1996-2004	25,600-41,000 individuals	A1, A4ii
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1988-2004	200-1,750 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1988-2004	2,900-8,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1988-2004	540-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	breeding	1996-2004	3,150 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	resident	1988-2004	4,000-5,850 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1991-2004	10-360 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1995-2004	1,800-3,150 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1988-1991	20,000-25,000 breeding pairs	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1991	110,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	Ag-Gel	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	22
1978	Ag-Gelskiy	State Nature Reserve	25
2001	Agh-Ghol	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	3
2003	Aghgol National Park	National Park	100

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Aggyol branch of Azerbaijan Ornithological Society	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	70
Desert	Semidesert	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	90
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aggyol (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aggyol-iba-azerbaijan on 22/11/2024.