Karapınar Plain (Türkiye) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Karapınar Plain

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	1987	14,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	1989-1996	477-900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	-	30-90 breeding pairs	B1i, B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Karapýnar ovasi	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	21
2005	Meke Maar	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water	70
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	30

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
hunting	25
not utilised	15

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karapınar Plain (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karapınar-plain-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.