Data Zone
Country/territory: Azerbaijan
IBA criteria met: A1 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 3,000 hectares (30.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2008 | poor | high | very low |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of low, rocky mountains in the semi-desert of Gobustan upland. Land-uses include intensive sheep-grazing and some oil exploration.
Key biodiversity
Notable breeding species: Tadorna ferruginea (5+ pairs, 10-12 km from nearest water-body), Falco biarmicus (1 pair formerly bred; only site in USSR), Apus melba (20-25 pairs, only colony in Gobustan upland), Merops superciliosus. Among very common passerines are Oenanthe isabellina, O. finschii and Sitta neumayer.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kargabazar and Mount Gush-gaya (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kargabazar-and-mount-gush-gaya-iba-azerbaijan on 25/12/2024.