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Zuvand upland


IBA Justification

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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding (1996) 15 pairs B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus LC resident (1996) 15 pairs B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1969 Zuvandinskiy Nature Sanctuary or Partial Reserve (IV) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial - Other urban and industrial areas
Forest - Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland - Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Zuvand upland (Azerbaijan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/zuvand-upland-iba-azerbaijan on 24/12/2024.