BirdLife Data Zone

TR148

South Keban Dam

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	LC	resident	2000	458-950 individuals	A4i, B1i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	2000	20-25 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2000	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2004).

IBA Conservation

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment (most recent)	State (condition)	Pressure (threat)	Response (action)
2016	favourable	low	medium
Was the whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
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)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	no known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Güney Keban Barajı	Wetland of National Importance	41,424	unknown	0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Keban Dam. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-keban-dam-iba-türkiye on 30/11/2023.