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

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 poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	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
Whole area (>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 (management category)	% coverage of 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

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

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 23/12/2024.