Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as important 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:
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation |
% overlap with IBA |
1993 |
Lake Arpi
|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance |
8 |
2009 |
Lake Arpi
|
National Park |
9 |
Local Conservation Groups
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 click
here.
Habitat1 |
Habitat detail |
% of IBA |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
|
major (>10) |
Grassland |
|
major (>10) |
Wetlands (inland) |
|
minor (<10) |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
|
- |
1.
IUCN Habitat classification.
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
major (>10) |
hunting |
minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amasia (Armenia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amasia-iba-armenia on 23/11/2024.