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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	passage	1994	494 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding	1996-1998	20-50 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1996	460-3,016 individuals	A4i, B1i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1989-1993	5 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	breeding	1993	300-500 breeding pairs	B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	1989-1993	20 breeding pairs	B2
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding	1989-1993	300 breeding pairs	B2
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	1990	2-3 breeding pairs	B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	1992	253 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	non-breeding	1991	250 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1998	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1989-1993	50 breeding pairs	B2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1991	30-50 breeding pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding	1990-1991	38-62 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	-	525-1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	1998	15-20 breeding pairs	B2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1991-1998	20-600 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B3
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1989-1993	600 individuals	B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	-	120-150 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	1989-1993	20 breeding pairs	B2
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1989-1993	50 breeding pairs	B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1989-1993	60 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	-	30-35 breeding pairs	A1

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)	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	very unfavourable
Grassland	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	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%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Eregli Sazligi	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	27
2000	Konya Akgöl Ereğli Marshes	Nature Protect Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	20
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
military	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ereğli Plain (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ereğli-plain-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.