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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	resident (1996)	150–200 birds	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (1996)	1–2 pairs	A1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	NAT AZ036	Game Reserve (-)	-
1964	Shamkir State Nature Sanctuary	State Nature Sanctuary (IV)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	-	Scrub
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Shamkhor area (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/shamkhor-area-iba-azerbaijan on 22/12/2024.