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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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	non-breeding	1996	850 individuals	A4ii, B1ii
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	2001	23 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2001	20-30 breeding pairs	A1
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	breeding	-	rare	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	1996	rare	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3

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
Shrubland	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	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
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1994	Ildir Korfezi Adalari GR	Game Reserve	1
1995	Ildir Korfezi Adalari	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub	44
Marine Neritic		32
Forest		24
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
hunting	10
tourism/recreation	10
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karaburun and İldir Strait Islands (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karaburun-and-ildir-strait-islands-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.