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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
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	passage	1998	90 individuals	A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1998	8-10 breeding pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1998	20 breeding pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	non-breeding	1998	5 individuals	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1998	8 breeding pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	1998	18 breeding pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	1998	6 breeding pairs	A1
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1998	12 breeding pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1998	40 breeding pairs	B3
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	resident	1999	2 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	1998	15 breeding pairs	B2

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vashlovani	ნაკრძალი	8,034	protected area contained by site	8,034
Vashlovani	ეროვნული პარკი	24,610	protected area overlaps with site	24,610
Takhti-Tefa	ბუნების ძეგლი	10	protected area contained by site	0
Khorugi	აღკვეთილი	2,068	protected area contained by site	2,068
Iori	აღკვეთილი	1,336	protected area contained by site	1,336
Chachuna	აღკვეთილი	5,200	protected area contained by site	5,200

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Wooded desert and semidesert	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Desert	Semidesert	-
Wetlands (inland)	Salt marshes, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Standing brackish and salt water	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Introduced vegetation		-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Iori Region. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.