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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 (2002)	9 birds	A1
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1995)	20,266 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	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Other	likely in long term (>4 years)	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Sinop Bozburun YHGS	Wildlife Development Area (-)	9
1987	Sarikum	Nature Reserve (Ia)	8
1991	Sarikum Golu	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	7
2000	Sarıkum Lake International Important Wetland Area	Other Area (IV)	7
2007	Hamsilos	Nature Park (III)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	90
agriculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sinop Peninsula (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sinop-peninsula-iba-türkiye on 22/12/2024.