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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1996)	min 500 birds	B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (1996)	min 50 pairs	B1i, B2
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding (1996)	10,000–11,000 pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1996)	10,000–11,000 pairs	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	NAT AZ015	Game Reserve (-)	-
1964	Gil Island State Nature Sanctuary	State Nature Sanctuary (IV)	50

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

Name	Year formed
info avialable at AOS	1996

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	major (>10)	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	major (>10)	Standing brackish and salt water

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Glynanyi island (and Alat bay) (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/glynanyi-island-(and-alat-bay)-iba-azerbaijan on 23/12/2024.