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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1993	191 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	14,320-27,190 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	passage	1999	5,000 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1992	26,000 individuals	B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	-	22-86 individuals	B1i
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	1990	12,439 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1999	300 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1999	1,217 individuals	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	-	600 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	winter	-	356-805 individuals	B1i
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	-	10 breeding pairs	B2
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	winter	1992	1,289 individuals	B1i
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	winter	1992	7,239 individuals	B1i
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	winter	1996	2,200 individuals	B1i
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	-	300 breeding pairs	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1990	12,439 individuals	B1iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	30,000-71,000 individuals	A4iii

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
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Marine Neritic	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Marine Intertidal	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2005	Yumurtalik Lagoons	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	51

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	minor (<10)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	minor (<10)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ceyhan Delta (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ceyhan-delta-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.