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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1997	2 breeding pairs	B1i
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	-	3-5 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	40
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	20
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	90
agriculture	10

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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.