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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
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi	NT	breeding	-	45-60 individuals	A1, A2, B2
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 (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	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant 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 planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Artvin-Camili Gorgit TKA	Nature Protect Area	<1
1998	Artvin-Camili Efeler Ormani TKA	Nature Protect Area	1
2005	Camili	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	16
2005	Camili BR	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-
2010	Karçal Mountain	Nature Park	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 23/11/2024.