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Dicle Valley This is an IBA in Danger! 


IBA Justification

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
Little Swift Apus affinis LC breeding (-) 10 pairs B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus EN breeding (2016) 20–25 pairs A1
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata LC breeding (-) 1–2 pairs B2
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis LC breeding (-) 10 pairs B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (-) 40 pairs A1
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea NT breeding (1999) 30–60 pairs A1, B2

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2016 very poor very high low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Wetlands (inland) poor (40–69%) moderate (70–90%) very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) 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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1978 Hasankeyf Birinci Derecede Arkeolojik SIT Alanı SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-) 100

Local Conservation Groups

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name Year formed
Batman Doğa Derneği 0
Hasankeyf Yaşatma Girişimi 0
For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Desert 50 Semidesert
Forest 26 Wooded steppe
Introduced vegetation 20
Wetlands (inland) minor (<10) Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dicle Valley (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dicle-valley-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.