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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1989	3-5 breeding pairs	B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	-	30-40 individuals	A1
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	1989-1996	15 breeding pairs	B3

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 (2016) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2015	Yüksekova(Nehil) Sazlıkları	Wetland of National Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Humid grasslands	50
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	35
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation	15

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
other	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yüksekova (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yüksekova-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.