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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (-)	5–10 pairs	B2

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
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	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
Energy production and mining	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

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
-	Uludag	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	16
1961	Uludag MP	National Park (-)	10
1991	Kütahya - Kasalic TKA	Nature Protect Area (-)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	70	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20	Inland cliffs
Grassland	10	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	50
forestry	40
not utilised	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uludağ (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uludağ-iba-türkiye on 25/12/2024.