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Khevsureti


IBA Justification

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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus LC resident (1999–2002) common A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi NT resident (1999–2002) 20 pairs A1, A2, A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2014 Pshav-Khevsureti ეროვნული პარკი (II) 76
2014 Asa ბუნების ძეგლი (IV) 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khevsureti (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khevsureti-iba-georgia on 23/12/2024.