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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
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	breeding	1995	40-60 individuals	A3, B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	1995	60-100 individuals	A1, A2, A3, B2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding	1995	20-30 males	A1, B2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1995	3-4 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1995	3-5 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Dilijan	National Park	48

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

Name	Year formed
Meri Tamamyan	2006

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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