Lesser Menderes Delta (Türkiye) IBA | Details

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Lesser Menderes Delta This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (-)	35–160 birds	A1
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding (-)	10–13 pairs	B2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	very poor	very 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
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70–90%)	poor (40–69%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high

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(50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Izmir Selcuk Gebekirse Lake	Game Reserve (IV)	66
1991	Kucuk Menderes Deltasý	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	22
2010	Lesser Menderes Delta	Wetland of Local Importance (-)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	90
agriculture	5
fisheries/aquaculture	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lesser Menderes Delta (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lesser-menderes-delta-iba-türkiye on 27/12/2024.