Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with world wide generations under danger species, such as Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) (max. 180) and Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) (max.56), reproducing Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) (Turkey's known biggest population with 50 pairs) and Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) (30 pairs), wintering Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) (max. 20) and Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) (max.6). In addition to these, Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) (25 pairs), Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) (150 pairs), Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) (70 pairs), Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) (50 pairs), Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) (50 pairs), Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio) (300 pairs), Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) (60 pairs), Collered Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) (300 pairs), Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) (200 pairs), Spur-winged Plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) (300 pairs) and Little Tern (Sterna albifrons) (150 pairs) like species are reproducing with important numbers within the region. While huge numbers of water birds (max. 91.097), including Greylag Goose (Anser anser) (max.1450), Wigeon (Anas penelope) (max. 11.648), Teal (Anas crecca) (max. 14.952), Shoveler (Anas clypeata) (max.4325) and Coot (Fulica atra) (max. 36.240), during immigration huge numbers of Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (max.2500) and White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) (max.22.000) shelters here.
Matched category: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2