Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | 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: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
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Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
2016 | high | very unfavourable | low |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | 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 habitat (state) | ||||||
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Habitat | Habitat Detail | Reference Area (ha) | Actual Area (ha) | % of habitat remaining | % of carrying capacity (overall) | Result |
Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation | 0 | 0 | very poor (< 40%) | very poor (< 40%) | very unfavourable |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | 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 | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap 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 (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Eşmekaya Marshes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/07/2022.