• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1996	present	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1996	6 breeding pairs	B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Scientific name	Common name	Reference population	Actual population	Units	% of population remaining	Result
Caprimulgus europaeus	European Nightjar	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Athene noctua	Little Owl	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Otus scops		1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Buteo buteo		26	26	individuals	100	favourable
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Circaetus gallicus		3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Gyps fulvus	Griffon Vulture	42	42	individuals	100	favourable
Gyps fulvus	Griffon Vulture	42	42	individuals	100	favourable
Aegypius monachus	Cinereous Vulture	70	70	individuals	100	favourable
Aquila heliaca	Eastern Imperial Eagle	5	5	individuals	100	favourable
Hieraaetus pennatus	Booted Eagle	6	3	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Accipiter nisus	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	14	14	individuals	100	favourable
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Milvus migrans		162	162	individuals	100	favourable
Milvus migrans		162	162	individuals	100	favourable
Picus viridis		1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Dendrocopos major	Great Spotted Woodpecker	35	35	individuals	100	favourable
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	153	153	individuals	100	favourable
Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	5	5	individuals	100	favourable
Falco subbuteo	Eurasian Hobby	6	6	individuals	100	favourable
Falco peregrinus		1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Lanius collurio	Red-backed Shrike	48	48	individuals	100	favourable
Anthus campestris	Tawny Pipit	2	2	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - nomadic grazing	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Alty-Agach goryhy	Zapovednik	4,400	protected area contained by site	4,400
Altiaghaj National Park	National Park	11,035	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alty Agach area. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alty-agach-area-iba-azerbaijan on 30/09/2023.