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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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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Threats to the site (pressure)
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)
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

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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)
Forest	Wooded steppe	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Desert	Semidesert	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Khosrov Reserve. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/02/2023.