Data Zone
Country/territory: Türkiye
IBA criteria met: B1i, B2 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 24,090 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2016 | unfavourable | medium | low |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
An upland area north-east of Ardahan that occupies the broad valley of the Kura stream. The area comprises extensive areas of high altitude Pinus forest and grazed montane steppe, together with hay-meadows (often cut by hand) and arable land. Putka lake is covered by extensive stands of emergent sedge Carex, with very little open water. Its margins are heavily grazed.
Key biodiversity
The site also supports small numbers of breeding waterbirds, and several species of raptor probably breed in the forests surrounding the marsh. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (breeding) and Aegypius monachus (thought to breed just outside the area).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ardahan forest (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ardahan-forest-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.