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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
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	LC	winter	1993	14,700 individuals	A4i, B1i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	-	4,000-24,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	breeding	-	2 breeding pairs	B1i
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	breeding	-	30-40 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	non-breeding	1998-1999	1,800 individuals	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1993	20,841 individuals	A4iii

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

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
Wetlands (inland)	moderate (70-90%)	poor (40-69%)	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Tersakan Golu	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863)	56
2002	Tuz Golu OCKB	Specially Protected Area of Marine Importance (Barcelona Convention)	100
2010	Tersakan Lake	Wetland of Local Importance	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water	49
Desert		37
Other		14

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
urban/industrial/transport	25
hunting	10
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tersakan Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tersakan-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/11/2024.