Tetrax tetrax - The little bustard can be found from Southern Europe to western regions of Central Asia. It prefers open areas with tall grass to provide cover. Once common throughout its native range, the little bustard is facing a decline in numbers as a result of habitat degradation and loss from hunting. Azerbaijan hosts the largest wintering population of little bustards with thousands of birds migrating into the Adjinohur Valley and the Shirvan National Park of Eastern Azerbaijan.
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Following the Russian Revolution, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia formed the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic. The union lasted from February to May of 1918. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was declared in May of 1918, and was the first democratic and secular republic in the world with a Muslim majority. The Soviet Union reasserted its control over Azerbaijan in 1920, and it was not until 1991, with the demise of the Soviet Union, when Azerbaijan became independent again.
