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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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1996-2004	650-15,218 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1996-2004	1,500-8,000 individuals	B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1996-2004	1,000-31,850 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1996-2004	7,000-40,485 individuals	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1996-2004	70 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i

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	2004

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, Standing freshwater	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	60
fisheries/aquaculture	40
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sahil settlement - Shelf factory (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sahil-settlement--shelf-factory-iba-azerbaijan on 22/11/2024.