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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
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (1996)	5 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	NAT AZ024	Game Reserve (-)	-
1961	Lachin State Nature Sanctuary	State Nature Sanctuary (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lachin area (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lachin-area-iba-azerbaijan on 27/12/2024.