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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	LC	winter	2002	51 individuals	B1i, B2
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	-	1,000-3,331 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	-	3,500-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	1989-1996	20 breeding pairs	B2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	-	10,000-20,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1989-1996	120 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	-	15-20 breeding pairs	B2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	winter	-	15-20 individuals	A1
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	-	20-30 breeding pairs	B2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	1995	20,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	passage	-	20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

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%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Ankara Emresultan YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	58
1994	Nallihan kuscenneti	Game Reserve	1
2010	Sarıyer Rezervior	Wetland of Local Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Savanna		70
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	26
Forest		4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.