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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	breeding (-)	250–300 pairs	B2
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding (-)	10–30 pairs	B2
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis	EN	breeding (1998)	1–2 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Konya Bozdag YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hodulbaba Mountain (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hodulbaba-mountain-iba-türkiye on 02/01/2025.