GE022
Khevsureti


IBA Justification

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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus LC resident 1999-2002 common A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi NT resident 1999-2002 20 breeding pairs A1, A2, A3

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2014 Pshav-Khevsureti ეროვნული პარკი 76
2014 Asa ბუნების ძეგლი 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khevsureti (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khevsureti-iba-georgia on 23/11/2024.