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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2016 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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	non-breeding (2016)	150–200 birds	A1
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	breeding (1997)	2,000–4,000 pairs	B1i

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2016. The most recent assessment (2006) is shown below.

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

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

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Çiçek Islands (Türkiye). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/çiçek-islands-iba-türkiye on 23/12/2024.