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'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax | LC | breeding | 2000 | 40-60 breeding pairs | B2 |
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus | LC | breeding | 2000 | 800-1,600 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i |
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | breeding | 2000 | 50-150 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).
IBA conservation assessment | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
2016 | favourable | low | negligible |
Was the whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
yes | habitat | medium |
State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater | 0 | 0 | good (> 90%) | good (> 90%) | favourable |
Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Residential and commercial development | tourism and recreation areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Little/none of site covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Some limited conservation initiatives are in place | negligible |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Keban Islands. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/keban-islands-iba-turkey on 30/09/2023.