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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2015

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	LC	resident	2008-2011	150 breeding pairs	A3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2007-2010	6-11 breeding pairs	A1
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2008-2010	200 breeding pairs	A3
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris	LC	resident	2007-2010	150 breeding pairs	A3
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	LC	breeding	2010	15 breeding pairs	A3
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea	LC	breeding	2008-2010	50 breeding pairs	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	2009-2010	150 breeding pairs	A3
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	resident	2007-2010	600 breeding pairs	A3
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	LC	breeding	2009-2010	40 breeding pairs	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2009-2010	500 breeding pairs	A3
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii	LC	resident	2007-2010	140 breeding pairs	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	2009-2010	2,000 breeding pairs	A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	2007-2010	70 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
Energy production and mining	oil and gas drilling	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	negligible

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
energy production and mining	-
hunting	-
water management	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
rangeland/pastureland	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Qara Dagh. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/01/2022.