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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
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding (-)	45–60 birds	A1, A2, B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (-)	10,000 birds	B1iv

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% 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 planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Artvin-Camili Efeler Ormani TKA	Nature Protect Area (-)	1
1998	Artvin-Camili Gorgit TKA	Nature Protect Area (-)	<1
2005	Camili	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	16
2005	Camili BR	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	-
2010	Karçal Mountain	Nature Park (III)	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karçal Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karçal-mountains-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.