Çanakkale Strait


IBA Justification

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016

Populations of IBA trigger species
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) of estimate Population at site IBA criteria triggered
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan VU passage 2015 1,000-2,499 adults A1, A4ii, B1ii

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

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IBA Conservation

IBA conservation status - summary
Year of assessment (most recent) Threat (pressure) Condition (state) Action (response)
2016 medium near favourable low
Was the whole site assessed? yes Condition (state) assessed by habitat
Accuracy of information medium

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat level 1 Threat level 2 Timing Scope Severity Result
Energy production and mining renewable energy happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Other other threat likely in short term (within 4 years) majority/most of area/population (50-90%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Condition of the site (state), by habitat
Habitat Habitat detail Reference area (ha) Actual area (ha) Habitat quantity (% remaining) Habitat quality (carrying capacity) Result
Marine Neritic 0 0 good (> 90%) moderate (70-90%) near favourable

Conservation actions taken at the site (response)
Protected-area designation Management planning Other conservation action Result
Some of site covered (10-49%) A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity low
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Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Neritic -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Çanakkale Strait. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/28345 on 08/06/2023.