Data Zone
Country/territory: Turkey
IBA Criteria met: A1, B2 (2016)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 6,706 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | very high | very unfavourable | low |
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Site description
A wetland complex comprising çakal lake (a 74-ha, 4-m-deep freshwater lake), Gebekirse lake (a 75-ha, 5-m-deep brackish lake) and marshes on the alluvial plain north of the Küçük Menderes river. The former Ceva°ir lake floods only in winter.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lesser Menderes Delta. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.
