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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	breeding	-	2-3 breeding pairs	A1, B2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	2000	18-39 individuals	A1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	non-breeding	1989	2,500 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding	-	3,030-9,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	non-breeding	-	3,500-4,430 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	non-breeding	1989	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2000	350 individuals	B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	-	10-15 breeding pairs	B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	-	75-85 breeding pairs	B2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	non-breeding	2001	365 individuals	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)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near 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
Pollution	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	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2016	Erçek Gölü	Wetland of National Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	100

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	95
agriculture	5

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