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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1993	8,178 individuals	B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	1992-1993	931-1,060 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1993-1996	13,740-18,370 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	winter	1992	97 individuals	A1
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1992-1996	25,500-190,690 individuals	A4i, B1i
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	-	30-40 breeding pairs	B2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1989-1996	40-130 individuals	A1
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1989-1996	110 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	21,853-211,482 individuals	A4iii

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
Biological resource use	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	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2010	Gokgol - Isik Golleri UOSA	Wetland of National Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	90
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	90
fisheries/aquaculture	50
hunting	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Işıklı Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/işıklı-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.