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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
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	1998	20-30 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding	1997	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1996	present	A3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding	1996	present	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	1996	rare	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1996	present	A3

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
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium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
-	Mugla Koycegiz YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	-
1990	Datca-Bozburun OCKB	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	56
1996	Marmaris MP	National Park	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		10
Shrubland		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Datça and Bozburun Peninsulas (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/datça-and-bozburun-peninsulas-iba-türkiye on 25/11/2024.