Data Zone
Country/territory: Turkey
IBA Criteria met: B1i, B2 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 20,120 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | high | near favourable | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Part of the largest delta on the Turkish Black Sea coast, the majority of which is now under agriculture. The IBA comprises the largest remaining wetland˜the Simenlik-Akgöl lake complex˜a 1,900-ha area in the eastern part of the delta of which 200 ha is open water (max. depth 3 m), and the remainder is reed Phragmites and marsh vegetation. Also included are dunes and Cladium fen communities. Reed-cutting takes place (`Other' land-use).
Key biodiversity
The site is important for breeding waterbirds and congregations of wintering wildfowl. The majority of the latter are forced to spend the day at sea as a result of human disturbance, returning to feed in the delta at night. No information is available on the natural importance of the delta prior to large-scale drainage.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Yeşilırmak Delta. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/07/2022.
