Data Zone
Country/territory: Türkiye
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, B3 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 44,674 ha
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2016 | unfavourable | high | medium |
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Site description (2000 baseline)
The IBA lies in the Develi closed basin, surrounded by mountains. The wetland comprises a series of salt, brackish and freshwater lakes, and extensive marshes, and reaches 20,000 ha at its maximum extent. The salt-lakes are surrounded by Salicornia steppe; the southern marshes comprise vast reedbeds (Phragmites) interspersed with expanses of Typha, Juncus and Carex. Human activities include sheep- and cattle-grazing, and reed-cutting (`Other' land-use).
Key biodiversity
The site holds significant numbers of a range of breeding, wintering and passage waterbirds. Large numbers of Phoenicopterus ruber, Grus grus and Recurvirostra avosetta use the wetland in autumn. Chettusia leucura apparently bred in 1996.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sultan Marsh (Türkiye). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sultan-marsh-iba-türkiye on 22/11/2024.