Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | VU | breeding (1996) | present | A1 |
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | LC | breeding (1996) | 6 pairs | B2 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | poor | very high | medium |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus | 3 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Little Owl Athene noctua | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Otus scops | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Circaetus gallicus | 3 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | 42 / 42 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | 42 / 42 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | 70 / 70 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca | 5 / 5 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | 3 / 6 (pairs) | 50 | poor | ||
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus | 14 / 14 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Milvus migrans | 162 / 162 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Milvus migrans | 162 / 162 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Buteo buteo | 26 / 26 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Picus viridis | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major | 35 / 35 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | 153 / 153 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 5 / 5 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo | 6 / 6 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Falco peregrinus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio | 48 / 48 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris | 2 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Transportation and service corridors | happening now | most of population/area (50–90%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | very high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Pollution | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Natural system modifications | likely in short term (<4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Whole area (>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 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | - | Arable land |
| Forest | - | Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland |
| Grassland | - | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland |
| Wetlands (inland) | - | Standing freshwater |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
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 25/12/2024.