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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
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter	1996-2004	10-205 individuals	B1i, B3
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	1996-2004	19 individuals	B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1996-2004	6,000-20,800 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1996-2004	200-5,800 individuals	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1996-2004	50-100 individuals	A1
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,400-3,818 individuals	B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	resident	1996-2004	20-122 individuals	B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1996-2004	10-798 individuals	B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1996	800-1,000 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1996-2004	318-1,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1988-2004	60-1,118 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	winter	1996-2004	10-410 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	1996-2004	884-1,300 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1996-2004	48 breeding pairs	B1i
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1996-2004	50-1,757 individuals	B1i, B2
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	winter	1996-2004	100-240 individuals	B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1996	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2005. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	NAT AZ022	Game Reserve	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Sand dunes and beaches, Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Standing brackish and salt water	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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