Eastern Caucasus mountains (Georgia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Eastern Caucasus mountains

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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:

Species	Red List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	1998	common	A1, A2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1998	frequent	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident	1998	2 breeding pairs	A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Caucasus mountains (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-caucasus-mountains-iba-georgia on 23/11/2024.