Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Crane Grus grus | LC | breeding (2001) | 2–3 pairs | B1i |
| Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | breeding (-) | present | A3 |
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | breeding (-) | present | A3 |
| Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | LC | breeding (-) | present | A3 |
| White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis | LC | breeding (-) | present | A3 |
| Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea | NT | breeding (2001) | 20–30 pairs | A1, B2 |
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.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2016 | good | low | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | habitat | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Residential and commercial development | happening now | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Girdev Golu UOSA | Wetland of National Importance (-) | 3 |
| 1996 | Saklikent MP | National Park (-) | 5 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | major (>10) |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Girdev Lake and Akdağlar (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/girdev-lake-and-akdağlar-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.