Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius | LC | resident | - | 100 breeding pairs | A3, B2 |
| Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | NT | breeding | - | 20 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | breeding | - | 20 breeding pairs | B2 |
| Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | resident | - | abundant | A3 |
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | breeding | - | present | A3 |
| Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | LC | resident | - | abundant | A3 |
| White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis | LC | resident | - | abundant | 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2016 | favourable | medium | negligible |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Biological resource use | likely in short term (within 4 years) | some of area/population (10-49%) | moderate to rapid 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%) | No management planning has taken place | Unknown | negligible |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | minor (<10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Buzul and İkiyaka Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/buzul-and-ikiyaka-mountains-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.