South Keban Dam (Türkiye) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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South Keban Dam

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	LC	resident	2000	458-950 individuals	A4i, B1i
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	breeding	2000	20-25 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	non-breeding	2000	min 20,000 individuals	A4iii

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2004) may differ.

IBA Conservation

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	favourable	low	medium
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2015	Güney Keban Barajı	Wetland of National Importance	-

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Standing freshwater	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Keban Dam (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-keban-dam-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.