Divichi liman (or Lake Akzibir) (Azerbaijan) IBA | Details

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Divichi liman (or Lake Akzibir)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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	passage (1996)	< 50 birds	A1
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	passage (1996)	600–1,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage (1996)	300–400 birds	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1996)	50–100 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage (1996)	200–300 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (1996)	100–200 birds	B2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage (1996)	500–600 birds	B1i
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus	LC	passage (1996)	300 birds	B1i
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	LC	passage (1996)	200–300 birds	A4i, B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (1996)	20 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996)	70,000–80,000 birds	A4iii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	good	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	No management planning has taken place	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	low

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
info avialable at AOS	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Divichi liman (or Lake Akzibir) (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/divichi-liman-(or-lake-akzibir)-iba-azerbaijan on 23/12/2024.