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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
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).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known at the site.
National None
International None
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.
