TR038
Balıkdamı


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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year[s] of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC winter (1996) 302 birds A4i, B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC passage (1993) 17,915 birds A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC breeding (-) 3 pairs B2
Black Tern Chlidonias niger LC breeding (-) 8 pairs B2
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus LC breeding (1989–1996) 15 pairs B3
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding (-) 10 pairs A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a passage (1993) 22,847 birds A4iii

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

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
Natural system modifications likely in short term (<4 years) most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) 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 No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place low

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1988 Balikdamý SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-) 45
1994 Balikdami GR Game Reserve (-) 45
2019 Balıkdamı Gölü Wetland of National Importance (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 80 Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial 20 Arable land
Grassland - Humid grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
not utilised 50
agriculture 25
hunting 25


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Balıkdamı (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/balıkdamı-iba-türkiye on 07/12/2024.