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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1996)	min 50 individuals	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Ilisu State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	93	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ilisu area (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ilisu-area-iba-azerbaijan on 13/01/2025.