Southern Çatalca Peninsula


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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 Stork Ciconia ciconia LC passage (2016) 500,000-999,999 birds A4i, B1i
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes n/a passage (2016) 500,000-999,999 birds A4iv, B1iv

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. 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 good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat Quantity (% remaining) Quality (% carrying capacity) Result
Artificial/Terrestrial good (>90%) moderate (70–90%) moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity low

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 90 Arable land


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Çatalca Peninsula (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-çatalca-peninsula-iba-türkiye on 25/12/2024.