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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (-)	5–10 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2016)	20–25 pairs	A1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	breeding (-)	22–27 pairs	A1, B1iii, B2
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding (-)	2 pairs	A1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1989–1996)	5 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
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	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
-	Kutahya Merkez Turkmenbaba YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	22
1980	Turkmenbaba Dagý	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	100	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	95
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Türkmenbaba Mountain (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/türkmenbaba-mountain-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.