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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	breeding (2001)	10–15 pairs	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (2001)	20 pairs	A1, B2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (-)	8–15 pairs	B1i, B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate (70–90%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Unknown	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2021	Akdoğan Gölü	Wetland of Local Importance (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	11	Standing freshwater
Savanna	5
Forest	major (>10)	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akdoğan Mountain (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akdoğan-mountain-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.