Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding (1989) | 3–5 pairs | B1i |
| Great Bustard Otis tarda | EN | breeding (-) | 30–40 birds | A1 |
| Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding (1989–1996) | 15 pairs | B3 |
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 |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | 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 |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yüksekova(Nehil) Sazlıkları | Wetland of National Importance (-) | - |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 50 | Humid grasslands |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 35 | Arable land |
| Wetlands (inland) | 15 | Water fringe vegetation |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 80 |
| other | 20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yüksekova (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yüksekova-iba-türkiye on 27/12/2024.