Lesser Menderes Delta (Türkiye) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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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 important 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 List¹	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	-	35-160 individuals	A1
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	-	10-13 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2016) may differ.

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 unfavourable	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 unfavourable

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

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low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	% overlap with IBA
1989	Izmir Selcuk Gebekirse Lake	Game Reserve	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

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.