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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	-	15 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	-	2-4 breeding pairs	B1i

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

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)		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	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	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
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Fens, transition mires and springs	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kars Plain. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kars-plain-iba-turkey on 03/10/2023.