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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 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
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	breeding (1995)	200–300 birds	A3, B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding (1995)	20–40 birds	A2, A3, B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding (1995)	1–2 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1995)	3–5 pairs	A1, B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding (1995)	2–4 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Boghaqar	Sanctuary (IV)	<1
2009	Zangezur	Sanctuary (IV)	50
2009	Arevik	National Park (II)	11

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Forest	major (>10)
Grassland	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zangezoor (Armenia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zangezoor-iba-armenia on 23/12/2024.