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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1964	Ag-Gel	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV)	22
1978	Ag-Gelskiy	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	25
2003	Aghgol National Park	National Park (II)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 22/12/2024.