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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	-	723-800 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	-	770-2,307 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	1994	211 individuals	B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding	1989-1996	150 breeding pairs	B2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	-	1-2 breeding pairs	B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	-	30-40 individuals	A1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	-	647 individuals	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1991	1,010 individuals	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	-	90 breeding pairs	B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	-	15-20 breeding pairs	B2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	-	25 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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 unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other 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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2000	Denizli Çardak Beylerli Lake Wildlife Development Areas	Game Reserve	-
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 click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	50
Wetlands (inland)	Salt marshes, Standing brackish and salt water, Standing freshwater	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.