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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
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding	1989-1996	5 breeding pairs	A1, B2

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2010	Ankara Beypazarı Kapaklı	Wildlife Development Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	75
forestry	25

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Köroğlu Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/köroğlu-mountains-iba-türkiye on 24/11/2024.