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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	resident	1998	30-50 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Brown Fish-owl Ketupa zeylonensis	LC	resident	2015	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	1998	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2016	30-40 breeding pairs	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1998	15-30 breeding pairs	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	-	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	-	2-5 breeding 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 breeding pairs	B3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	1998	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 (2016) may differ.

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%)	near 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
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	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%)	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	% overlap with IBA
-	Mersin Camliyayla Cehennemderesi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	7
-	Mersin Tarsus Hopur Topasir YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	1
-	Mersin Tarsus Kadincik Vadisi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	2
-	Karagol ve Cinili Gol UOSA	Wetland of National Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Wooded steppe	major (>10)
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	major (>10)
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Fens, transition mires and springs	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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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 22/11/2024.