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The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	non-breeding	2016	150-200 individuals	A1
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	-	6-8 breeding pairs	A3
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2016	rare	A3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	2016	rare	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	2016	common	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	2016	abundant	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding	2016	abundant	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	resident	2016	rare	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2016	abundant	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	2016	abundant	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Intertidal	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	major (>10)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kizildag Izmir (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kizildag-izmir-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.