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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
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1995	5-6 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1995	1-2 breeding pairs	A1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1995-2006	10-20 breeding pairs	A1, B2

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	25	15	breeding pairs	60	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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

Name	Year formed
TV tower crew	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	major (>10)
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine		minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
energy production and mining	minor (<10)
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gorayk (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gorayk-iba-armenia on 23/11/2024.