Kazbegi (18584)
Georgia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Kazbegi
Central coordinates: Latitude: 42.6667, Longitude: 44.6667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 1000 to 4000
Area of KBA (km2): 1049.75605
Protected area coverage (%): 77.79
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard. KBA identified in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Caucasus Hotspot (2003, updated 2004). Taxonomy, nomenclature and threat category follow the 2002 IUCN Red List.
Delineation rationale: 2003-02 (BL Secretariat): the 2000 IBA Eastern Caucasus (GE007; SitRecID 3081; 678,976 ha) has been split into five IBAs (of total area 348,510 ha): Tusheti (GE023; SitRecID 18586; 112,100 ha), Kazbegi (GE021; SitRecID 18584; 94,889 ha), Khevsureti (GE022; SitRecID 18585; 81,272 ha), Eastern Caucasus mountains (GE032; SitRecID 46677; 37,370 ha) and Lagodekhi (GE024; SitRecID 18587; 22,879 ha).