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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus	LC	winter (1996–2004)	45–103 birds	B1i, B3
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1996–2004)	10–2,213 birds	B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (1996–2004)	500–9,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (1996–2004)	2,000–5,600 birds	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter (1996–2004)	22 birds	A1
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	passage (1996)	min 10,000 birds	B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (1996–2004)	8,645–15,043 birds	B1i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (1996–2004)	1,150–23,000 birds	B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	passage (1996–2004)	4,600–40,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	passage (1996–2004)	200–30,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans	LC	breeding (1996–2004)	3,000 pairs	B1i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	breeding (1996–2004)	6,000 pairs	B1i
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	LC	breeding (1996–2004)	2,000 pairs	B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1996–2004)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	breeding (1996–2004)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (1996–2004)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Absheron National Park	National Park (II)	78

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)	60	Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation; Sand dunes and beaches
Desert	10	Semidesert

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
military	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shahdidi spit (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shahdidi-spit-iba-azerbaijan on 23/12/2024.