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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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	resident (1995)	present	A2, A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1995)	present	A2, A3
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla	LC	resident (1995)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Liakhvi	ნაკრძალი (Ia)	23

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	87	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Liakhvi (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/liakhvi-iba-georgia on 05/12/2024.