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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	breeding	-	100 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	-	553-3,000 individuals	A1, A2, A3, B2
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi	LC	breeding	-	5 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	-	5 breeding pairs	B1i
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	winter	-	7,000 individuals	B1i
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	-	20 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	-	25 breeding pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	-	20 breeding pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	-	10 breeding pairs	A1, B1iii, B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	-	25 breeding pairs	B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	-	5 breeding pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	-	unknown	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	-	unknown	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	-	10,000 individuals	B1iv

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - small dams	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	0	0	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Uzungol OCKB	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	14,912	protected area contained by site	14,912
Trabzon-Uzungol TP	Nature Park	1,625	protected area contained by site	1,625
Rize Camlihemsin Kackarlar YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	4,320	protected area contained by site	4,320
Karadere UOSA	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	0	unknown	0
Kackar Daglari MP	National Park	51,550	protected area contained by site	51,550
Hatila Vadisi MP	National Park	16,944	protected area contained by site	16,944
Firtina Deresi UOSA	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	0	unknown	0
Erzurum Ispir Vercenik Dagi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	63,130	protected area overlaps with site	0
Artvin Yusufeli Coruh Vadisi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	23,500	protected area overlaps with site	0
Artvin - Camburnu TKA	Nature Protect Area	180	protected area contained by site	180
Altindere Vadisi MP	National Park	4,800	protected area contained by site	4,800

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eastern Black Sea Mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/08/2022.