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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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1988–1992)	3–4 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Garayazi State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	97

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karayazi forest (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karayazi-forest-iba-azerbaijan on 25/12/2024.