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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 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
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (2003)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Kolkheti	ეროვნული პარკი (II)	37
1998	Wetlands of Central Kolkheti	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (II)	60

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Urban parks and gardens
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kolkheti (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kolkheti-iba-georgia on 26/12/2024.