Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius | LC | resident | 1993-1997 | 2-3 breeding pairs | A3, B2 |
Chukar Alectoris chukar | LC | breeding | 1993-1997 | 300 breeding pairs | B2 |
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops | LC | breeding | 1993-1997 | 50-60 breeding pairs | B2 |
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | resident | 1993-1997 | 7-10 breeding pairs | B2 |
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | resident | 1993-1997 | 4-5 breeding pairs | B2 |
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | NT | resident | 1993-1997 | 3 breeding pairs | B2 |
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 1993-1997 | 5-6 breeding pairs | B2 |
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident | 1993-1997 | 15-20 breeding pairs | B2 |
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | resident | 1993-1997 | 7-9 breeding pairs | A1, B2 |
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster | LC | breeding | 1993-1997 | 200-300 breeding pairs | B2 |
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | resident | 1993-1997 | present | A3 |
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota | LC | resident | 1993-1997 | 60-70 breeding pairs | A3 |
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | breeding | 1993-1997 | 2-4 breeding pairs | A3 |
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius | LC | breeding | 1993-1997 | 30-35 breeding pairs | B2 |
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | LC | resident | 1993-1997 | 5-7 breeding pairs | A3 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2013 | high | not assessed | high |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | unknown |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - unintentional effects (species is not the target) | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Transportation and service corridors | roads and railroads | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | 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 | The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented | high |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Lake Sevan | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 490,231 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Khosrov Forest | State Reserve | 23,213 | protected area contained by site | 23,213 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Wooded steppe | - |
Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
Desert | Semidesert | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Khosrov Reserve. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.