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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (-)	25–122 individuals	A1, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage (-)	850–2,070 individuals	A4i, B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter (-)	596–3,560 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (-)	9,915–13,430 individuals	B1i
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (-)	2,170–14,550 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (-)	21,207–68,350 individuals	A4i, B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (-)	23,435–133,809 individuals	A4iii

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 key species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Biological resource use	happen­ing now	few individ­uals/small area (<10%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Hirfanli Baraji UOSA	Wetland of National Importance (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Standing freshwater

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hirfanlı Reservoir (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hirfanlı-reservoir-iba-türkiye on 25/01/2025.