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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	-	230-978 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1992	854 individuals	B1i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	-	35-55 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	-	12,140-16,801 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	-	5,921-13,900 individuals	B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	-	12,600-13,000 individuals	B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	-	1,000-18,930 individuals	A4i, B1i
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	breeding	-	5-10 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	-	28,100-46,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	-	292-670 individuals	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1992	min 416 individuals	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1990	45 individuals	A1
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	-	50 breeding pairs	B2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	-	430-1,589 individuals	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1993	min 300 individuals	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	1997	1,210-1,690 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1990	3,918 individuals	A4i, B1i
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	1997	50-80 breeding pairs	B2
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	passage	1990	5,165 individuals	B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1997	130-210 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1997	330-490 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	LC	breeding	-	3-10 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	40,000-108,500 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
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
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Adana Tuzla Lagunu YHGS	Wildlife Development Area	10
1987	Akyatan Golu	Game Reserve	18
1998	Akyatan Lagoon	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	36

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Seyhan Delta (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/seyhan-delta-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.