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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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1988–1991)	12–15 pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (1996)	6–7 pairs	A1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	resident (1996)	2–4 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Turyanchay State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	100

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

Name	Year formed
info avialable at AOS	2002

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Mixed woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gekchai Bozdag mountains (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gekchai-bozdag-mountains-iba-azerbaijan on 24/12/2024.