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Site description (2000 baseline)
An area on the southern slope of the main Caucasian ridge (Great Caucasus). All the high-altitude vegetation zones are well defined, from broadleaved forest (mainly of Fagus, also Quercus, Carpinus, Acer, etc.) to alpine meadows. The relief is mountainous with deep chasms.

Key biodiversity
This IBA has a diverse upland avifauna (104 species recorded), including at least three of the 10 species in Europe that are restricted (when breeding) to the Eurasian high-montane biome, as well as (e.g.) several raptors (Gypaetus barbatus, Accipiter brevipes, Aquila chrysaetos, Otus scops, Bubo bubo, etc.), Alectoris chukar, Coturnix coturnix, woodpeckers, and many passerines, among which are Cinclus cinclus, Phoenicurus erythrogaster and Turdus torquatus. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aegypius monachus.

Attributes
Raptors MOU - IBA listed under Table 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

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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.