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The site was identified as important 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:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	breeding	1995	40-50 individuals	A3, B2
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	1995	6-10 individuals	B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	1995	10-15 individuals	A2, A3, B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1995	8-10 breeding pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1995	2 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	A1
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1995	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	1995	1-2 breeding pairs	B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1995	10-15 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris	LC	breeding	1995	200-300 breeding pairs	B3
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris	LC	breeding	1995	80-100 breeding pairs	B2
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	breeding	1995	700-1,200 individuals	B2
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	1995	20-30 individuals	A3
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	breeding	1995	500-800 breeding pairs	B2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1995	2,000-3,000 individuals	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2002) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1958	Shikahogh	State Reserve	11
1989	Boghaqar	Sanctuary	8
2009	Arevik	National Park	27

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial		minor (<10)
Desert		minor (<10)
Forest		minor (<10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)
forestry	minor (<10)
military	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Meghri (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/meghri-iba-armenia on 22/11/2024.