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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
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident (1998)	30–50 pairs	A3, B2
Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis	LC	resident (2015)	2–3 pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1998)	5–10 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2016)	30–40 pairs	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1998)	15–30 pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (-)	10–20 pairs	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (-)	2–5 pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	A3
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis	LC	breeding (1998)	10 pairs	B3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in short term (<4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Karagol ve Cinili Gol UOSA	Wetland of National Importance (-)	-
-	Mersin Tarsus Kadincik Vadisi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	2
-	Mersin Tarsus Hopur Topasir YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	1
-	Mersin Camliyayla Cehennemderesi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Wooded steppe
Grassland	major (>10)	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams; Fens, transition mires and springs

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bolkar Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolkar-mountains-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.