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Uyuz Lake

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	breeding (1989–1996)	10 pairs	A1, B2

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2016	moderate	medium	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	medium

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Uyuz Golu	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	1
2010	Uyuz Lake	Wetland of Local Importance (-)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Other	95
Wetlands (inland)	5	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	85
hunting	10
other	5

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Uyuz Lake (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/uyuz-lake-iba-türkiye on 22/12/2024.