Akseki and İbradı Forests (Türkiye) IBA | Details

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Akseki and İbradı Forests

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis	LC	resident (2015)	min 1 pairs	B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (-)	5–8 pairs	B2
Grey-faced Woodpecker Picus canus	LC	breeding (-)	15–20 pairs	B2
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	breeding (-)	750 pairs	B2

IBA Conservation

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

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	poor	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Antalya Akseki Ibradi Uzumdere YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	-
-	Antalya Cevizli Gidengelmez Dagi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	13
1994	Altinbesik Magrasi MP	National Park (-)	1
2000	Antalya Cevizli Gidengelmez Mountain Wildlife Development Area	Game Reserve (IV)	13
2011	Antalya Akseki İbradı Üzümlüdere Wildlife Development Area	Game Reserve (IV)	15

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Wooded steppe; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akseki and İbradı Forests (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akseki-and-ibradı-forests-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.