Beyşehir Lake (Türkiye) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Beyşehir Lake This is an IBA in Danger!

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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	-	603-10,004 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1993-1996	15,700-47,883 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1993-1996	130,200-163,378 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	89,059-213,824 individuals	A4iii

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 (2016) is shown below.

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

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Beysehir Golu	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	79
1993	Beysehir Gölü	National Park	79

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	95
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
water management	80
fisheries/aquaculture	15
agriculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Beyşehir Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/beyşehir-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.