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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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident (1996)	250 pairs	B2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter (1996)	300–600 birds	A1
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	winter (1996)	15–20 birds	B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter (1996)	5–10 birds	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1961	Korchay State Nature Sanctuary	State Nature Sanctuary (IV)	100
2008	Korchay State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Desert	-	Semidesert
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Korchai area (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/korchai-area-iba-azerbaijan on 22/12/2024.