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The site was identified as important in 2016 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident	1998	30-50 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis	LC	resident	2015	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	1998	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2016	30-40 breeding pairs	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1998	15-30 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	-	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	-	2-5 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	-	unknown	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding	-	unknown	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding	-	unknown	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	-	unknown	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis	LC	breeding	1998	10 breeding pairs	B3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	-	unknown	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2016).

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Habitat detail	Reference area (ha)	Actual area (ha)	Habitat quantity (% remaining)	Habitat quality (carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	Montane bogs, swamps and mires	0	0	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	0	0	poor (40-69%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Mersin Tarsus Kadincik Vadisi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	8,712	protected area contained by site	8,712
Mersin Tarsus Hopur Topasir YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	5,984	protected area contained by site	5,984
Mersin Camliyayla Cehennemderesi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	27,385	protected area contained by site	27,385
Karagol ve Cinili Gol UOSA	Wetland of National Importance	0	unknown	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Wooded steppe	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bolkar Mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolkar-mountains-iba-turkey on 21/09/2023.