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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
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius	LC	breeding	-	100 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	-	553-3,000 individuals	A1, A2, A3, B2
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	breeding	-	5 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	-	5 breeding pairs	B1i
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	winter	-	7,000 individuals	B1i
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding	-	20 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	-	25 breeding pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	-	20 breeding pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	-	10 breeding pairs	A1, B1iii, B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	breeding	-	25 breeding pairs	B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	-	5 breeding pairs	B2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	breeding	-	present	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	-	10,000 individuals	B1iv

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	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

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
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Artvin Yusufeli Coruh Vadisi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	-
-	Rize Camlihemsin Kackarlar YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	<1
-	Karadere UOSA	Wetland of National Importance	-
-	Erzurum Ispir Vercenik Dagi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	-
-	Firtina Deresi UOSA	Wetland of National Importance	-
1987	Altindere Vadisi MP	National Park	<1
1989	Trabzon-Uzungol TP	Nature Park	<1
1993	Artvin - Camburnu TKA	Nature Protect Area	<1
1994	Hatila Vadisi MP	National Park	1
1994	Kackar Daglari MP	National Park	3
2004	Uzungol OCKB	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	major (>10)
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern Black Sea Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-black-sea-mountains-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.