Lake Mahmudchala (Azerbaijan) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Lake Mahmudchala

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1997-2004	5-10 breeding pairs	A1
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1997-2004	300-1,295 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1997-2004	100-9,390 individuals	B1i, B3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1997-2004	24-640 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1997-2004	5,674-7,777 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1997-2004	600-19,350 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1997-2004	2-200 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1990-2004	250-6,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1997-2004	250-1,000 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	LC	breeding	1990-2004	850-1,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	1997-2004	54-100 breeding pairs	B2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1997-2004	825-3,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1997-2004	125-800 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1997-2004	604-2,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding	1996	12,000-15,000 breeding pairs	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1996	10,000-40,000 individuals	A4iii

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	near favourable	low	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	good

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
info avialable at AOS	2005

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Salt marshes, Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	80
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Desert	Semidesert	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Mahmudchala (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-mahmudchala-iba-azerbaijan on 24/11/2024.