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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1993-1997	4-6 breeding pairs	A1
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1993-1997	8-10 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1993-1997	25-30 breeding pairs	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	non-breeding	1995	1-700 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1994-1995	150-200 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i

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 (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		major (>10)
Shrubland	Scrub	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation, Standing brackish and salt water	minor (<10)
Desert	Semidesert	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
hunting	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Armash fish-farm (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/armash-fish-farm-iba-armenia on 23/11/2024.