Babakale - Asos Coast


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2016 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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan VU non-breeding 2016 150-200 individuals A1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.



Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Babakale - Asos Coast (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/babakale--asos-coast-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.