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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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	resident (1998)	common	A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1998)	common	A1, A2, A3
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1998)	frequent	A1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1998)	6 pairs	B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1998)	common	B2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1998)	uncommon	A1
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1998)	10 pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1998)	35 pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident (1998)	2 pairs	A1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (1998)	14 pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1998)	18 pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1998)	40 pairs	B3
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (1998)	15 pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident (1998)	abundant	A3
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus	LC	breeding (1998)	frequent	A2
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident (1998)	uncommon	A3
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata	LC	breeding (1998)	5 pairs	B2
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	LC	resident (1998)	uncommon	B2
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident (1998)	common	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident (1998)	frequent	A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident (1998)	uncommon	A3, B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1912	Lagodekhi	ნაკრძალი (Ia)	3
1976	Kazbegi	Nature Reserve (Ia)	1
1980	Akhmeta	Nature Reserve (Ia)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Caucasus (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-caucasus-iba-georgia on 23/12/2024.