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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident (1996)	50–80 individuals	A3, B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1996)	min 150 individuals	A1, A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident (1988–1991)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2008	Goygol National Park	National Park (II)	15

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Giamysh (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-giamysh-iba-azerbaijan on 05/01/2025.