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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
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	resident (1996)	6,000 individuals	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1958	Turyanchay State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	82
1958	Turianchai goryhy	Zapovednik (-)	100

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

Name	Year formed
info avialable at AOS	2002

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	61	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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