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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (1995)	4–6 pairs	B2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1995)	2–3 pairs	B2
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	passage (1995)	500–800 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (1995)	1,000–2,000 birds	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1995)	3,000 birds	B1iv

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2009	Lake Arpi	National Park (II)	9

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Shakro	2003

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amasia (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amasia-iba-armenia on 24/12/2024.