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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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	-	310-450 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	1994	400 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1989-1998	30-45 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	-	12 breeding pairs	B2
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	-	840-1,250 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	-	1,905-2,250 breeding pairs	B3
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	-	317-400 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very 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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	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	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Bolluk Gölü	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	11
2002	Tuz Golu OCKB	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
urban/industrial/transport	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bolluk Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bolluk-lake-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.