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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	breeding (1995)	40–60 birds	A3, B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding (1995)	60–100 birds	A1, A2, A3, B2
Corncrake Crex crex	LC	breeding (1995)	20–30 males	A1, B2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1995)	3–4 pairs	B2
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (1995)	3–5 pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding (1995)	2–3 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Dilijan	National Park (II)	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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 23/12/2024.