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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	1989-1991	40 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding	1995	204 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	1989-1991	20 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1992	600 individuals	B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1991	20 breeding pairs	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1998	12 breeding pairs	B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	breeding	1989-1991	75 breeding pairs	B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	-	30-60 breeding pairs	B2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1989-1991	50 breeding pairs	B2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1989-1991	25 breeding pairs	A1
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	non-breeding	1985	950 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	-	10 breeding pairs	B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	1989-1991	40 breeding pairs	B2
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1989-1991	100 breeding pairs	B1i, B2

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

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%)	moderate to rapid 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%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Hotamis Sazligi	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	40
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
hunting	15
other	15
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hotamış Marshes (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hotamış-marshes-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.