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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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1996	300-400 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i

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

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.

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

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
agriculture	-

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