Antalya Plains (Türkiye) IBA | Details

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Antalya Plains

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IBA Justification

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 IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	LC	breeding (-)	1–2 breeding pairs	B2
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis	LC	breeding (-)	20 breeding pairs	B2

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 (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation status
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	very unfavourable	high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

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

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate deterioration (10–30% in 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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Some of site covered (10–49%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Aksu Deltasi UOSA	Wetland of National Importance (-)	-
1990	Bellek OCKB	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention) (-)	-

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	35	Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Mixed woodland
Wetlands (inland)	35	Rivers and streams
Shrubland	33	Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis; Scrub

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
tourism/recreation	major (>10)

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antalya Plains (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antalya-plains-iba-türkiye on 26/01/2025.