Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Patches of tugai forests with
Populus, Salix, etc. in the Alazani river valley adjacent to the Georgian border. Land-uses include forestry and some cattle- and sheep-grazing.
This is a notable site for forest raptors, especially
Aquila heliaca; with
Accipiter brevipes probably breeding and
Pandion haliaetus a rare visitor throughout the year. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla (formerly bred, with probably 1 pair surviving). Significant proportion (³1%) of national population breeding at site:
Ciconia nigra (5-6 pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threatened by illegal tree-felling (`Other' threat).
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alazani river valley (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alazani-river-valley-iba-azerbaijan on 25/12/2024.
