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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1996)	300–400 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	-
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) 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 08/01/2025.