Data Zone
Country/territory: Azerbaijan
IBA Criteria met: A1 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 5,778 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | low | unfavourable | medium |
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Site description
The reserve lies on the southern slope of the Great Caucasus. Broadleaved forest (Fagus, Carpinus, Quercus, etc.) predominates, with only 227 ha of subalpine meadows. All land-uses are prohibited.
Key biodiversity
Over 100 species typical of upland forests have been recorded. Breeding birds include raptors, Coracias garrulus and woodpeckers, Dryocopus martius being rare.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ismailly area. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/07/2020.
