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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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	non-breeding	2016	150-200 individuals	A1
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	1997	50-250 breeding pairs	B1i, B3
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	breeding	1997	500-3,000 breeding pairs	B1i
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	1978	18-21 breeding pairs	B2

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Unknown	Unknown	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Shrubland		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marmara Islands (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marmara-islands-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.