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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	breeding (1995)	2,000–3,000 birds	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1995)	8–12 pairs	B2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding (1995)	2–3 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1995)	2–3 pairs	A1
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (1995)	2–3 pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding (1995)	3–5 pairs	B2

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 visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

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

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 14/12/2024.