Eastern Mediterranean Basin

Göksu Delta

City: İçel

Provinces: Silifke

Surface Area : 14 - 480

Altitude: Sea level

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with world wide generations under danger species, such as Küçük karabatak (max. 180) and tepeli pelikan (max.56), reproducing yaz ördeği (Türkiye's known biggest population with 50 pairs) and pasbaş patka (30 pairs), wintering büyük orman kartalı (max. 20) and şah kartal (max.6). In addition to these, küçük balaban (25 pairs), gece balıkçılı (150 pairs), alaca balıkçıl (70 pairs), erguvani balıkçıl (50 pairs), turaç (50 pairs), sazhorozu (300 pairs), kocagöz (60 pairs), bataklık kırlangıcı (300 pairs), akça cılıbıt (200 pairs), mahmuzlu kızkuşu (300 pairs) and küçük sumru (150 pairs) like species are reproducing with important numbers within the region. While huge numbers of water birds (max. 91.097), including boz kaz (max.1450), fiyu (max. 11.648), çamurcun (max. 14.952), kaşıkgaga (max.4325) and sakarmeke (max. 36.240), during immigration a large numbers of çeltikçi (max.2500) and leylek (max.22.000) shelters here.

Main Characteristics: sweet and salty lakes, swamp

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Aydıncık Islands

City: İçel

Provinces: Aydıncık

Surface Area: 2

Altitude: 0 - 30 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with ada martısı population.

Main Characteristics: rocky coastal islands