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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident	1993-1997	2-3 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	breeding	1993-1997	300 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding	1993-1997	50-60 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	1993-1997	7-10 breeding pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1993-1997	4-5 breeding pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	1993-1997	3 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1993-1997	5-6 breeding pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1993-1997	15-20 breeding pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	1993-1997	7-9 breeding pairs	A1, B2
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1993-1997	200-300 breeding pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1993-1997	present	A3
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota	LC	resident	1993-1997	60-70 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	1993-1997	2-4 breeding pairs	A3
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	breeding	1993-1997	30-35 breeding pairs	B2
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1993-1997	5-7 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Khosrov Forest	State Reserve	95

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	-
Forest	Wooded steppe	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Khosrov Reserve (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/khosrov-reserve-iba-armenia on 22/11/2024.