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Nemrut Volcano


IBA Justification

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
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca VU breeding (1989) 20 pairs B1i
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus LC breeding (-) 10 pairs B2

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2016 moderate medium low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes habitat medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Wetlands (inland) good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 60 Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Wetlands (inland) 40 Standing freshwater

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 95
agriculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nemrut Volcano (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nemrut-volcano-iba-türkiye on 27/12/2024.