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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (2000)	3,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage (-)	2,086–3,303 birds	A4i, B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage (-)	20,000–82,887 birds	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage (-)	6,203 birds	A4i, B1i
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	LC	breeding (-)	3 pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (-)	rare	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding (-)	rare	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (-)	29,203–82,887 birds	A4iv, B1iv

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%)	good (>90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
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%)	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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Osmaniye Zorkun Yaylasi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	1
1987	Tekkoz Kengerliduz TKA	Nature Protect Area (-)	<1
1987	Hatay Iskendurun Arsuz YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	75	Mixed woodland
Grassland	25	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
not utilised	50
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Amanos Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/amanos-mountains-iba-türkiye on 22/12/2024.