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The State of Persian Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia de Filippi, 1863 in Armenia
Author(s)
Karen Aghababyan
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7391/2020.01.002
Affiliation(s)
TSE towards Sustainable Ecosystems NGO, 87b Dimitrov, apt 14, Yerevan 0020, Armenia
ABSTRACT
The monitoring of Persian or
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia was conducted during 2003-2019. The species breeds at the
foothills of Urts and Meghri mountain ridges at elevation range from 700 to 1,200 meters above sea level
and inhabits rocky semideserts.
The total suitable habitat for Red-tailed Wheatear is estimated as 128.4 km2.
The species disappeared at several gorges where larger scale new orchards have been
launched. The population of Persian Wheatear makes from 70 to 105 breeding pairs.
During last ten years the population shows moderate decline, p < 0.05, which is mostly caused
by launching of new orchards which occupy natural breeding habitat of the species.
Although the species is evaluated as endangered in Armenian Red List, the existing
conservation measures are insufficient and should include the following: (1) lobbying
official adoption of the species distribution range into the Emerald Network protected
under Bern Convention; (2) development of management plans for these Emerald Sites,
which will consider a strict policy towards new orchards in the semi-deserts of
Meghri and Urts mountains; (3) obligatory environmental impact assessment of any
new orchard projects in those areas; (4) introduction of eco-friendly concepts in the horticulture
in these areas.
KEYWORDS
Persian Wheatear, Red-tailed Wheatear, Oenanthe chrysopygia, Armenia, conservation status, distribution, population dynamics, threats.
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