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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	breeding (-)	4–5 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2016)	30–35 pairs	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding (-)	10–15 pairs	A1, B1iii, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (-)	2–3 pairs	A1, B2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (-)	4–6 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	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
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Eskisehir Mihallicik Catacik YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	90	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sündiken Mountains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sündiken-mountains-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.