Aras Vadisi (Türkiye) IBA | Details | BirdLife International

Aras Vadisi

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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2016)	15–20 pairs	A1

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	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aras Vadisi (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aras-vadisi-iba-türkiye on 26/12/2024.