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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus	LC	resident	1988-1991	present	A3
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	resident	1980-1989	300 breeding pairs	A1, A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1988-1991	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1929	Zagatala State Nature Reserve	State Nature Reserve	100
2008	Zagatala State Nature Sanctuary	State Nature Sanctuary	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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	67
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	28
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.