Lake Sevan and environs (Armenia) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Lake Sevan and environs

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1995	26 individuals	A1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	non-breeding	1995	60 individuals	A1
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	LC	breeding	1993-1997	5,000 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Juniper Open Woodland	Sanctuary	<1
1978	Sevan	National Park	95
1993	Lake Sevan	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Arthur and Artak	2007

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation, Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
energy production and mining	major (>10)
fisheries/aquaculture	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)
water management	major (>10)
hunting	minor (<10)
unknown	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Sevan and environs (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-sevan-and-environs-iba-armenia on 23/11/2024.