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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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	1996	present	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1996	6 breeding pairs	B2

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Little Owl Athene noctua	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Otus scops	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Buteo buteo	26	26	individuals	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Circaetus gallicus	3	3	individuals	100	favourable
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	42	42	individuals	100	favourable
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	42	42	individuals	100	favourable
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	70	70	individuals	100	favourable
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	5	5	individuals	100	favourable
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	6	3	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	14	14	individuals	100	favourable
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis	2	2	individuals	100	favourable
Milvus migrans	162	162	individuals	100	favourable
Milvus migrans	162	162	individuals	100	favourable
Picus viridis	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	35	35	individuals	100	favourable
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	153	153	individuals	100	favourable
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	5	5	individuals	100	favourable
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo	6	6	individuals	100	favourable
Falco peregrinus	1	1	individuals	100	favourable
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	48	48	individuals	100	favourable
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	2	2	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Altiaghaj National Park	National Park	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alty Agach area (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alty-agach-area-iba-azerbaijan on 23/11/2024.