Dönemeç Delta (Türkiye) IBA | Details

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Dönemeç Delta

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding (2000)	5–8 pairs	A1, 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 (2006) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2006	not assessed	medium	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	unset	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	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
2016	Dönemeç Deltası	Wetland of National Importance (-)	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dönemeç Delta (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dönemeç-delta-iba-türkiye on 22/12/2024.