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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
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding (1995)	40–70 birds	A2, B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1995)	4–6 pairs	A1, B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding (1995)	14–16 birds	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1995)	4–6 pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding (1995)	5–10 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. 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 popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	low

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

Name	Year formed
Edik Shekoyan	2006

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

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

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dsegh (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dsegh-iba-armenia on 23/12/2024.