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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
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	-	12,750-42,500 individuals	A4i, B1i
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1998	32 breeding pairs	A1, B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1996	13,600 individuals	B1i
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1999	273,000 individuals	A4i, B1i
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1989-1998	48-75 breeding pairs	B1i, B2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1998	150 breeding pairs	B2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1998	105 breeding pairs	B2
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1989-1998	30-109 breeding pairs	B2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1994	136 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	2001	1,045-1,310 individuals	B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1989-1996	170-1,078 individuals	A1, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding	1989-1998	300-823 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B3
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	passage	2001	2,023 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1998	660 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	20,987 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)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	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	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1998	Lake Uluabat	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	81

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	54
Forest		46

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.