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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | NT | breeding (-) | 5 pairs | B2 |
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | NT | breeding (-) | 10 pairs | A1, B1iii, 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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2006 | not assessed | medium | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| no | unset | poor | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Şemdinli Valley (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/şemdinli-valley-iba-türkiye on 25/12/2024.