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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
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident (1990)	84 birds	A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1988–1991)	present	A1, A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident (1988–1991)	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident (1988–1991)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Goygol National Park	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	52	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	36	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Gey Gel (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-gey-gel-iba-azerbaijan on 23/12/2024.