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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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	-	200 individuals	B1i
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	breeding	-	2 breeding pairs	A1
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	breeding	-	600-800 breeding pairs	B2

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)	moderate (70-90%)	good (> 90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Antalya Kas Kibris Cayi YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	7
1991	Antalya-Ciglikara TKA	Nature Protect Area	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Native coniferous woodland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	major (>10)
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Çığlıkara Forests (and Avlan Lake) (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/çığlıkara-forests-(and-avlan-lake)-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.