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Adjara-Imereti Ridge


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius LC resident (1996) uncommon A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi NT resident (1996) frequent A1, A2, A3
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1996) present A1
Great Snipe Gallinago media NT passage (1996) present A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca VU passage (1996) uncommon A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1929 Borjomi ნაკრძალი (Ia) 9
1995 Borjomi-Kharagauli ეროვნული პარკი (II) 35


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Adjara-Imereti Ridge (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/adjara-imereti-ridge-iba-georgia on 23/12/2024.