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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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	-	2-3 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	-	26,000-45,930 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	-	64-200 individuals	A1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	-	150-200 breeding pairs	A1, B1i, B3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	-	3,000-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pallid Scops-owl Otus brucei	LC	breeding	-	1-3 breeding pairs	B2
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	LC	breeding	-	3-5 breeding pairs	B2
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	LC	breeding	-	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2001	31,500-48,270 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)	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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low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
2015	Karkamış Taşkın Ovası	Wetland of National Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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