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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	passage	1991-1995	30-1,246 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1999-2001	101-830 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca	VU	winter	1995-1996	75-97 individuals	B1i
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina	LC	winter	-	1,826-2,496 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1996	14,952 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	breeding	-	300-350 breeding pairs	B2
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	-	150-200 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Garganey Spatula querquedula	LC	breeding	-	150-200 breeding pairs	B2
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	LC	winter	1993-1999	4,564-5,930 individuals	A4i, B1i
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	breeding	-	200-250 breeding pairs	B2
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter	1995	5,900 individuals	A4i, B1i
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	breeding	-	50 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1993-1999	27,511-49,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	-	40-50 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	winter	1995	1,000 individuals	A4ii, B1ii
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	-	30-35 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	-	76 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	-	3,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris	LC	breeding	1992	200-250 breeding pairs	B2
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	-	475-500 breeding pairs	B2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage	1987	3,200 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1999-2002	176-210 individuals	A1, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage	1992	180 individuals	A1
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	-	40-50 breeding pairs	B2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	-	250-300 breeding pairs	B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	-	65-115 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	1992-1993	3,000-41,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	-	4-5 breeding pairs	B2
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria	LC	breeding	1987	125-175 breeding pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	23,140-93,132 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 (2017) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	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
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	The conservation measures needed for the site are being comprehensively and effectively implemented	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Kizilirmak Deltasi	Game Reserve	17
1994	Kýzýlýrmak Delta	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	35
1998	Kizilirmak Delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	69

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Doğa ve Yaban Hayatı Koruma Derneği	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		70
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	5
Marine Intertidal		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	60
agriculture	20
tourism/recreation	15
hunting	15
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kızılırmak Delta (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kızılırmak-delta-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.