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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	breeding	-	20 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	1989-1996	5 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2016	40-50 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

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.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Aladaglar MP	National Park	23
2000	Adana Pozanti Karanfildag YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	13
2000	Kayseri Yahyalar Aladaglar YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	3
2009	Nigde Camardi Demirkazik YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	54
Forest	Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	46
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aladağlar (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aladağlar-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.