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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
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	breeding	2001	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	2001	50-70 breeding pairs	B3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	2002	100-150 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
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	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
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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mardin Threshold (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mardin-threshold-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.