Lake Alagol, Lake Ulmagol and Lake Ajigol (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

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Lake Alagol, Lake Ulmagol and Lake Ajigol

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 1994 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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1975	19 individuals	A1
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1974	150 individuals	A1, A4i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1977-1992	510-4,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1970-1977	2,480 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1970-1977	50,750 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1970-1977	278 individuals	B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1977	60 breeding pairs	B1i
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus	LC	winter	1987-1992	2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Mew Gull Larus canus	LC	winter	1977	300 individuals	B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	winter	1987-1992	1,000 individuals	B1i
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1977	9 individuals	A1, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1970-1977	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1994) may differ.

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1994. The most recent assessment (1994) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
1994	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	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	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Alagol, Ulmagol & Ajigol Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	91

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	91
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)
other	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Alagol, Lake Ulmagol and Lake Ajigol (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-alagol-lake-ulmagol-and-lake-ajigol-iba-iran-islamic-republic-of on 22/11/2024.