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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2004 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (-)	723–800 birds	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter (-)	770–2,307 birds	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding (1994)	211 birds	B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding (1989–1996)	150 pairs	B2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding (-)	1–2 pairs	B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding (-)	30–40 birds	A1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (-)	647 birds	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage (1991)	1,010 birds	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding (-)	90 pairs	B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding (-)	15–20 pairs	B2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (-)	25 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	poor (40–69%)	poor (40–69%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2000	Denizli Çardak Beylerli Lake Wildlife Development Areas	Game Reserve (IV)	-
2013	Acıgöl	Other Area (-)	-

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Pamukkale Arama Kurtarma ve Doğa Sporları Derneği	0

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	50	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	30	Salt marshes; Standing brackish and salt water; Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
rangeland/pastureland	65
energy production and mining	20
agriculture	15
fisheries/aquaculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Acıgöl Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/acıgöl-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.