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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Semi-arid plateaus and mountains near the Iranian border with some broadleaved forests. The area, which has a high population density, was formerly part of the border zone, with all land-uses prohibited, but there is now intensive sheep-grazing and some forestry.
Among other breeding raptors at this site are
Circaetus gallicus,
Buteo rufinus,
Aquila chrysaetos and
Bubo bubo.
Alectoris chukar and
Perdix perdix also breed, as do passerines such as
Phoenicurus erythrogaster,
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,
Carpospiza brachydactyla and
Emberiza buchanani.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats come from grazing and some illegal tree-felling (`Other' threat).
National Partial
International NoneIBA partly covered by a Game Reserve.
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 23/11/2024.
