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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
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	-	1-5 breeding pairs	B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	-	2-5 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	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
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	-	present	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	-	present	A3

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)	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Grassland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site 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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland	50
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	25
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis, Scrub	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bey Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bey-mountains-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.