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Eastern Black Sea Mountains
| Location | Turkey, Artvin,Bayburt,Erzurum,Gumushane,Rize,Trabzon |
| Central coordinates | 40o 56.00' East 40o 53.00' North |
| IBA criteria | A1, A2, A3, B1i, B1iii, B1iv, B2 |
| Area | 1,603,000 ha |
| Altitude | 0 - 3,932m |
| Year of IBA assessment | 2004 |
Doga Dernegi (Partner Designate)
Populations of IBA trigger species
| Species | Season | Period | Population estimate | Quality of estimate | IBA Criteria | IUCN Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi | breeding | - | 553-3,000 individuals | - | A1, A2, A3, B2 | Near Threatened |
| Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius | breeding | - | 100 breeding pairs | - | A3, B2 | Least Concern |
| White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca | breeding | - | 5 breeding pairs | - | B1i | Not Recognised |
| Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus | breeding | - | 20 breeding pairs | - | B2 | Least Concern |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | breeding | - | 25 breeding pairs | - | B2 | Endangered |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | breeding | - | 20 breeding pairs | - | B2 | Least Concern |
| Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus | breeding | - | 10 breeding pairs | - | A1, B1iii, B2 | Near Threatened |
| Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | breeding | - | 25 breeding pairs | - | B2 | Least Concern |
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | breeding | - | 5 breeding pairs | - | B2 | Least Concern |
| Common Crane Grus grus | breeding | - | 5 breeding pairs | - | B1i | Least Concern |
| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans | winter | - | 7,000 individuals | - | B1i | Least Concern |
| Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | breeding | - | abundant [units unknown] | - | A3 | Least Concern |
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | breeding | - | unknown [units unknown] | - | A3 | Least Concern |
| White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis | breeding | - | abundant [units unknown] | - | A3 | Least Concern |
| Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | breeding | - | unknown [units unknown] | - | A3 | Least Concern |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | passage | - | 10,000 individuals | - | B1iv |
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Recommended citation BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eastern Black Sea Mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013
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