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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter (2002)	51 birds	B1i, B2
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter (-)	1,000–3,331 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage (-)	3,500–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (1989–1996)	20 pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage (-)	10,000–20,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1989–1996)	120 pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (-)	15–20 pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter (-)	15–20 birds	A1
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (-)	20–30 pairs	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage (1995)	20,000 birds	A4iv, B1iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage (-)	20,000 birds	A4iii

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2004. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (>90%)	moderate (70–90%)	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Ankara Emresultan YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	58
1994	Nallihan kuscenneti	Game Reserve (-)	1
2010	Sarıyer Rezervior	Wetland of Local Importance (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Savanna	70
Wetlands (inland)	26	Standing freshwater
Forest	4

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
urban/industrial/transport	100
fisheries/aquaculture	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sarıyar Reservoir (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sarıyar-reservoir-iba-türkiye on 22/12/2024.