Data Zone
Country/territory: Azerbaijan
IBA criteria met: A1, A3 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 3,500 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | unfavourable | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
One of the highest mountains in Azerbaijan (4,243 m) with ravines, cliffs, alpine and subalpine meadows, glaciers and eternal snow. Land-uses include sheep-grazing and mountaineering.
Key biodiversity
The alpine and subalpine zones support at least four of the 10 species in Europe that are restricted (when breeding) to the Eurasian high-montane biome. The site also supports breeding raptors (Gypaetus barbatus, Gyps fulvus, etc.) and, among passerines, Cinclus cinclus, Phoenicurus erythrogaster and Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aegypius monachus (possibly breeds), Aquila heliaca (possibly breeds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Shahdag. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-shahdag-iba-azerbaijan on 28/11/2023.
