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Barda tugai forest


IBA Justification

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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus LC resident (1996) 100–150 pairs B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes LC breeding (1996) 5 pairs B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (1988–1991) 30 pairs A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1966 Barda Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable land
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Shrubland - Scrub
Wetlands (inland) - Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Barda tugai forest (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/barda-tugai-forest-iba-azerbaijan on 22/12/2024.