Karapınar Plain (Türkiye) IBA | Details

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Karapınar Plain

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter (1987)	14,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter (1989–1996)	477–900 birds	A4i, B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding (-)	30–90 pairs	B1i, B2

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	poor	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%)	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Most of area (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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Karapýnar ovasi	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	21

Habitats

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

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 23/12/2024.