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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
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	breeding	1995	2,000-3,000 individuals	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1995	8-12 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	1995	3-5 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	A1
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1995	2-3 breeding pairs	B2

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

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Vardges	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		major (>10)
Grassland		minor (<10)
Shrubland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Noravank (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/noravank-iba-armenia on 23/11/2024.