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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 Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (-)	5–10 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 (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	90	Inland cliffs
Savanna	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	95
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kirmir Valley (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kirmir-valley-iba-türkiye on 25/12/2024.