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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
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	resident (1988–1991)	present	A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident (1980–1989)	300 pairs	A1, A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident (1988–1991)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1929	Zagatala State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve (Ia)	100
2008	Zagatala State Nature Sanctuary	State Nature Sanctuary (IV)	14

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

Name	Year formed
info avialable at AOS	1980

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	67	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	28	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zakataly (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zakataly-iba-azerbaijan on 23/12/2024.