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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (-)	12,750–42,500 birds	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1998)	32 pairs	A1, B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter (1996)	13,600 birds	B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (1999)	273,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding (1989–1998)	48–75 pairs	B1i, B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1998)	150 pairs	B2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1998)	105 pairs	B2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1989–1998)	30–109 pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1994)	136 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage (2001)	1,045–1,310 birds	B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1989–1996)	170–1,078 birds	A1, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding (1989–1998)	300–823 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B3
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage (2001)	2,023 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1998)	660 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (-)	20,987 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)	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
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	54	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	46

Land use	% of IBA
water management	90
fisheries/aquaculture	60
hunting	30
agriculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uluabat Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uluabat-lake-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.