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Hodulbaba Mountain


IBA Justification

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
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis LC breeding - 250-300 breeding pairs B2
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii LC breeding - 10-30 breeding pairs B2
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis EN breeding 1998 1-2 breeding pairs B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.


IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2006 not assessed low low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no unset poor

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 small area/few individuals (<10%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Whole area of site (>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

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
- Konya Bozdag YHGS Wildlife Development Area -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hodulbaba Mountain (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hodulbaba-mountain-iba-türkiye on 26/11/2024.