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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1993-2004	200-1,500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1993-2004	41 individuals	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	resident	1993-2004	7-35 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1993-2004	30,000-247,250 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1993-2004	25,725-97,250 individuals	A4i, B1i, B3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1993-2004	80-197 breeding pairs	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1993-2004	80-6,130 individuals	B1i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1993-2004	1,000-8,000 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1993-2004	1,000-10,000 individuals	B1i
Northern Pintail Anas acuta	LC	winter	1993-2004	3,000-45,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1993-2004	2,000-27,661 individuals	B1i
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	resident	1993-2004	20-184 breeding pairs	B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1993-2004	200-662 individuals	B1i
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	resident	1988-1991	800-1,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	resident	1993-2004	9,500-27,500 individuals	B1i
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1993-2004	130-953 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1996-2004	150-300 breeding pairs	B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1993-2004	12-47 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	1993-2004	166-695 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1993-2004	323-1,158 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1993-2004	167-700 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
White-tailed Sea-eagle Haliaeetus albicilla	LC	winter	1993-2004	2-10 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1993-2004	500,000-999,999 individuals	A4iii

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

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

Name	Year formed
info avialable at AOS	1996

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	90
hunting	90
urban/industrial/transport	15
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Sarysu (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-sarysu-iba-azerbaijan on 22/11/2024.