Data Zone
Country/territory: Türkiye
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 14,000 hectares (140.00 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2016 | moderate | medium | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
A brackish lake (6,300 ha; max. depth 30 m) fed by springs and several streams. Extensive reedbeds (Phragmites) are found along the east, south-east and northern shores. The delta consists of a labyrinth of (former) flood-plains, reedbeds, lakes and sand beaches. Arable land and forested hills surround the IBA, which also includes a few hundred hectares of Liquidambar forest. Economic activities include greenhouse farming and cattle-grazing.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (thought to breed in the surrounds).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Köyceğiz Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/köyceğiz-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.