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Batmış Lake (Cil Lake)


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
Common Crane Grus grus LC breeding (2000) 5–6 pairs B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida LC breeding (2000) 40–50 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 assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2016 moderate low 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) good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
No known threats happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species) 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
2021 Batmış Gölü Wetland of Local Importance (-) -

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)
Grassland minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Batmış Lake (Cil Lake) (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/batmış-lake-(cil-lake)-iba-türkiye on 24/12/2024.