Çıldır Lake (Türkiye) IBA | Details

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Çıldır 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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	non-breeding (1988–1989)	350–480 birds	A4i, B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	non-breeding (1989)	30–50 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	LC	breeding (1989–1995)	1,100 pairs	A4i, B1i

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	good	high	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%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high
Natural system modifications	likely in short term (<4 years)	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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2015	Çıldır Gölü	Wetland of National Importance (-)	-

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	95	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	95
water management	95
fisheries/aquaculture	5
agriculture	5

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