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Red Book of Azerbaijan Red Book of the Republic of Azerbaijan is an official state document about the status of rare and endangered wild animals and wild plant species in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It reflects the information on condition of the animal and plant species, its spreading and protection measures on the whole territory of the republic, including the Caspian Sea (lake) sector belonging to the Republic of Azerbaijan. The current Red Book consists of 6 parts, which reflects the information on rare and endangered 14 mammal species, 36 bird species, 5 species of fish, 13 amphibians, and reptile species, 40 insect species and 140 plant species. The first category includes the species with reduced number and narrowed habitat as a result of the influence of a negative factors (to be perished and the destruction of habitat) and significantly declined in a number and reached a crisis level. Species with a tendency to decrease in a number and met in small areas are related to rare species. But animal and plant species less studied, having a scanty information on the number and stocks in nature, causing some difficulties in the work of the organization of their protection are considered as rare species. According to the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan it is expected that Red Book will be published in each 10 years. The first edition of Red Book was published in 1989. The rare plants and animals included in Red Book” of the Republic of Azerbaijan are as follows: Plants in the Red Book Hirkan box tree Iron tree Hirkan fig Hirkan pear (Pyrus hyrcana) Caspian plume The Caucasian palm Heart shape leave alder Danaya branched Eldar pine Caucasian rhododendron Shepherd bindweed Laqodekh (achichichek )bitterflower Clean kladokheta Garachohra Eastern Plane Caucasian khadijagulu Velvet Guilder rose Nakhichevani gavan Araz oak The Caucasian saffron Water lily The Caucasian iron tree Animals in the Red Book Talysh pheasant Hirkan blue tit Black stork Curly tail pelican Marble poult White tail Sea Eagle Grave Eagle Golden eagle Hawk Partridge Trout fish He-goat Kopgar (qaranaja) Moufflon Caucasian tetra Caucasian ular Desert Eagle Juniper agyriyli Falcon Eagle taking sheep Pink pelican Little bustard Bustard Sultan hen Scaper beak (ersindimdik) Flamingo Red breast goose Swan Small swan Gazelle Pit nose jullut (Cokekburun jullut) White tail pit nose (agquyruq cokekburun) Field fork shaped tail jullut Turan tiger Wild cat Asia leopard Caucasian mountain sheep Caucasian bezoar goat Caucasian brown bear Striped hyena Lynx Manul cat Ordinary uzunqanad South horseshoe nosed Wide ear fold lip (enliqulaq bukukdodaq) Dressed safsar Syria garlic frog Ordinary triton Comb triton Ordinary (gray) dry frog Asia Minor adder Eskilon snake Caucasian talkha Mediterranean sea turtle Slumdog pangolin Golden mabuya Lane naked eye( chylpaqgoz) Arrow-snake Caucasian takir round head White Crane Baloban Sheep taking eagle (toglugoturen) Falcon Jack River black bird Fine beak curlew (hook-beaked) Snake eater The Caspian donkey Tetrachalan Turkistan tuvik Qaraqarın bagrıqara White neck nightingale Desert snow bird Mountain goat
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