Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala | EN | breeding | 1998 | 2 breeding pairs | A1, B2 |
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | LC | winter | 1993 | 19,400 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | LC | winter | 1996 | 345 individuals | B1i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | winter | 1993 | 39 individuals | B1i |
Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding | 1994 | 6 breeding pairs | B1i |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | passage | 1994 | 9,550 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus | LC | breeding | 1989-1996 | 10 breeding pairs | B2 |
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding | 1998 | 50-70 breeding pairs | B2 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 1989-1996 | 15 breeding pairs | B3 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | - | 12 breeding pairs | A1 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | 1993 | 21,327 individuals | A4iii |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
IBA conservation status - summary | |||
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Year of assessment (most recent) | Threat (pressure) | Condition (state) | Action (response) |
2016 | high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site assessed? | yes | Condition (state) assessed by | habitat |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of ground water (agricultural use) | happening now | majority/most of area/population (50-90%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | high |
Condition of the site (state), by habitat | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat detail | Reference area (ha) | Actual area (ha) | Habitat quantity (% remaining) | Habitat quality (carrying capacity) | Result |
Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | 0 | 0 | very poor (< 40%) | very poor (< 40%) | very unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at the site (response) | |||
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Protected-area designation | Management planning | Other conservation action | Result |
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | low |
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Tuz Golu OCKB | Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention) | 741,440 | is identical to site | 0 |
Esmekaya Sazligi | SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) | 11,250 | protected area contained by site | 11,250 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Other | - | |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
water management | - |
hunting | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eşmekaya Marshes. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/835 on 07/06/2023.