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

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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

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

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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 25/12/2024.