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

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	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	The conservation measures needed for the site are being compre­hensively and effectively implemented	high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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Juniper Open Woodland	Sanctuary (IV)	<1
1978	Sevan	National Park (II)	95

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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	-

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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 23/12/2024.