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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (-)	230–978 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1992)	854 birds	B1i
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding (-)	35–55 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (-)	12,140–16,801 birds	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (-)	5,921–13,900 birds	B1i
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (-)	12,600–13,000 birds	B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (-)	1,000–18,930 birds	A4i, B1i
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	LC	breeding (-)	5–10 pairs	B2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (-)	28,100–46,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (-)	292–670 birds	B1i
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1992)	min 416 birds	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1990)	45 birds	A1
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (-)	50 pairs	B2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (-)	430–1,589 birds	A4i, B1i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage (1993)	min 300 birds	B1i
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding (1997)	1,210–1,690 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage (1990)	3,918 birds	A4i, B1i
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding (1997)	50–80 pairs	B2
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	passage (1990)	5,165 birds	B1i
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (1997)	130–210 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1997)	330–490 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis	LC	breeding (-)	3–10 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (-)	40,000–108,500 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
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70–90%)	poor (40–69%)	very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Adana Tuzla Lagunu YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	10
1987	Akyatan Golu	Game Reserve (-)	18

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

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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 23/12/2024.