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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	-	3,250-7,200 individuals	B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter	-	421-978 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding	1992	1,200 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	1986-1996	5,490-16,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	breeding	-	30 individuals	A1
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1989-1996	50 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	1989-1996	100 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1989-1996	500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	1989-1996	10 breeding pairs	B2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1989-1996	500 breeding pairs	B3
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1989-1996	500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1989-1996	500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	non-breeding	1996	59 individuals	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1989	21,861 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)	very poor (< 40%)	very poor (< 40%)	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%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Seyfe Golu	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	100
1990	Seyfe Gölü	Nature Reserve	37
1994	Lake Seyfe	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	23

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		48
Other		44
Wetlands (inland)		6
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	85
agriculture	10
hunting	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seyfe Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seyfe-lake-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.