Data Zone
Country/territory: Türkiye
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 31,327 hectares (313.27 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2017 | poor | high | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site description (2000 baseline)
The largest area of intact wetland on the Turkish Black Sea coast, comprising open water, marsh vegetation (including vast reedbeds), sand-dunes, farmland and remnant woodland (including Alnus/Fraxinus seasonally-flooded forest). The lake edges support Phragmites and Typha; the dunes support maquis-like vegetation. Outside the IBA, the delta is used for grazing and intensive arable production. Reed-cutting is an important economic activity (`Other' land-use).
Key biodiversity
The site is very important for breeding, wintering and passage waterbirds, with over 10,000 waders passing through the delta in spring. Thirty-five species of passerine breed in the forests and Haliaeetus albicilla has bred in the past.
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 23/12/2024.