Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 2009 |
Lake Arpi
|
National Park (II) |
78 |
Local Conservation Groups
The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.
| Name |
Year formed |
| Shakro |
2003 |
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit
Spotlight on local empowerment.
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Grassland |
- |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland |
| Wetlands (inland) |
- |
Standing freshwater |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Arpi (Armenia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-arpi-iba-armenia on 22/12/2024.
