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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (1996)	4 birds	A1
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	passage (1994–1995)	744–1,099 birds	A4i, B1i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	winter (1992–1995)	205–610 birds	A4i, B1i
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1999)	2,000 birds	B1i

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%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
No known threats	past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting	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
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Yedikir Baraji	SIT (Law on Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets No. 2863) (-)	100
-	Yedikir Baraji UOSA	Wetland of National Importance (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yedikır Reservoir (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yedikır-reservoir-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.