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The site was identified as important in 2000 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1996	1 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1964	Karayaz-Akstafa	Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve	100
1978	Garayazi State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve	47

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
other	-
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akstafa-chai valley (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akstafa-chai-valley-iba-azerbaijan on 24/11/2024.