Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
breeding (-) |
25–30 pairs |
A1, B1i, B2 |
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala |
EN |
non-breeding (-) |
280–800 birds |
A1, A4i, B1i |
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
2,000–8,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Common Pochard Aythya ferina |
VU |
non-breeding (2000) |
11,590 birds |
B1i |
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
4,000–8,000 birds |
A4i, B1i |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
440–1,000 birds |
B1i |
Little Stint Calidris minuta |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
2,000–3,000 birds |
B1i |
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.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2016 |
moderate |
medium |
low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
habitat |
medium |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
2016 |
Arin (Sodalı) Gölü |
Wetland of National Importance (-) |
-
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Wetlands (inland) |
90 |
Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation |
Grassland |
10 |
Steppes and dry calcareous grassland |
Land use |
% of IBA |
not utilised |
85 |
agriculture |
10 |
hunting |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sodalıgöl (Arın Lake) (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sodalıgöl-(arın-lake)-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.