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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident	1990	84 individuals	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Goygol National Park	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	52
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	36
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.