Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2016
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | winter | 2001-2002 | 94-119 individuals | A1, B2 |
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | winter | 2016 | min 2,500 individuals | B1i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | winter | - | 250-502 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | winter | 1999 | 11,532 individuals | B1i |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | breeding | 2016 | 14,000-18,000 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2 |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter | 1990-1996 | 5,000-21,300 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage | - | 101-150 individuals | B1i |
Little Egret Egretta garzetta | LC | passage | - | 350-1,120 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | winter | - | 350-665 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | breeding | 2016 | min 140 breeding pairs | A1, A4i, B1i, B2 |
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter | 1990-1993 | 85-1,000 individuals | B1i |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | - | 1,000-2,000 individuals | B1i |
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding | - | 30-35 breeding pairs | B2 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | passage | - | 2,000-2,400 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | - | 350-620 individuals | B1i |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | breeding | - | 350-1,073 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | breeding | 1989-1996 | 1,000 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2 |
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | winter | 1993 | 532-809 individuals | B1i |
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus | LC | breeding | - | 30-35 breeding pairs | B2 |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | passage | - | 2,000-5,000 individuals | B1i |
Dunlin Calidris alpina | LC | winter | - | 1,082-3,421 individuals | B1i |
Little Stint Calidris minuta | LC | passage | - | 1,550-2,500 individuals | B1i |
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding | - | 40-50 breeding pairs | B2 |
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | LC | winter | 1999 | 30,990 individuals | B1i |
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding | - | 250-900 individuals | B3 |
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans | LC | winter | 2003 | 6,100-40,000 individuals | A4i, B1i |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | - | 500-600 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2 |
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia | LC | breeding | - | 65-100 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2 |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo | LC | breeding | - | 2,300-2,600 breeding pairs | B1i |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | passage | 1997 | 1,450 individuals | B1i |
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis | LC | breeding | - | 50-60 breeding pairs | B2 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | - | 20,099-126,148 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) |
2020 | high | not assessed | medium |
Was the whole site covered? | Yes | State assessed by | unset |
Accuracy of information | medium |
Threats to the site (pressure) | |||||
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Threat Level 1 | Threat Level 2 | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
Agricultural expansion and intensification | annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | low |
Biological resource use | hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | slow but significant deterioration | low |
Human intrusions and disturbance | recreational activities | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | slow but significant deterioration | medium |
Invasive and other problematic species and genes | invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Natural system modifications | dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (agricultural use) | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Pollution | excess energy - noise pollution | happening now | some of area/population (10-49%) | very rapid to severe deterioration | high |
Residential and commercial development | housing and urban areas | happening now | small area/few individuals (<10%) | moderate to rapid deterioration | low |
Conservation actions taken at site (response) | |||
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Conservation Designation | Management Planning | Conservation Action | Result |
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation | 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 | medium |
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Gediz Deltasi Birinci Derece Dogal Sit Alani | SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) | 26,093 | protected area contained by site | 26,093 |
Gediz Deltasi | SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) | 8,000 | protected area contained by site | 8,000 |
Gediz Delta | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 14,900 | protected area overlaps with site | 14,900 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | - |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Marine Intertidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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urban/industrial/transport | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
agriculture | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
rangeland/pastureland | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gediz Delta. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 30/01/2023.