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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2002

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	breeding	1995	40-50 individuals	A3, B2
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	1995	6-10 individuals	B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	1995	10-15 individuals	A2, A3, B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1995	8-10 breeding pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1995	2 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	A1
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1995	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1995	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1995	10-15 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris	LC	breeding	1995	200-300 breeding pairs	B3
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris	LC	breeding	1995	80-100 breeding pairs	B2
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	breeding	1995	700-1,200 individuals	B2
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	1995	20-30 individuals	A3
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	breeding	1995	500-800 breeding pairs	B2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1995	2,000-3,000 individuals	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)
Shikahogh	State Reserve	12,137	protected area overlaps with site	0
Boghaqar	Sanctuary	2,728	protected area contained by site	2,728
Arevik	National Park	34,402	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Desert		-
Forest		-
Grassland		-
Shrubland		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
military	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Meghri. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/03/2023.