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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	winter	2002	9 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1995	20,266 individuals	A4iii

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)	Water fringe vegetation	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
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Other	other threat	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sinop Bozburun YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	1,054	protected area contained by site	1,054
Sarıkum Lake International Important Wetland Area	Other Area	785	protected area contained by site	785
Sarikum Golu	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	785	protected area contained by site	785
Sarikum	Nature Reserve	785	protected area contained by site	935
Hamsilos	Nature Park	68	protected area contained by site	68

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sinop Peninsula. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sinop-peninsula-iba-turkey on 04/10/2023.