Akçakale Plains (Türkiye) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Akçakale Plains

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	LC	breeding	2001	20-40 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	-	20-30 breeding pairs	A1

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

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	medium

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2006	Şanlıurfa Kızılkuyu Wildlife Development Area	Game Reserve	19

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Doğa, Kültür ve Yaşam Derneği	2011

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	55
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	45

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	minor (<10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akçakale Plains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akçakale-plains-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.