Burdur Closed Basin

Acıgöl

City: Afyon, Denizli

Provinces: Dazkırı, Başmakçı Gölü, Çardak Gölü

Surface Area : 21000

Altitude: 836 m

Protection: partially

Bird Species: The lake hosts a massive number of wintering water birds (max. 47.654), including cormorant karabatak (max.1525), pygmy cormorant küçük karabatak (max. 40), Red-crested pochard - Macar ördeği(max.528) and coot sakarmeke (max. 34.120).

Main Characteristics: salt lake, steppe

Çorak Lake

City: Burdur

Provinces: Yeşilova

Surface Area : 1150

Altitude : 1050 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: numerous water birds (max.45.900), including teal çamurcun (max. 20.200), pochard elmabaş patka (max. 40.000), Ferruginous duck -pasbaş patka (max. 100) and ruddy duck dikkuyruğu (max.930).

Main Characteristics: salt lake

Click for Plan

Salda Lake

City: Burdur

Provinces: Yeşilova

Surface Area : 4370

Altitude : 1139 m

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: Shelters Ferruginous duck pasbaş patka (max. 400) and ruddy duck dikkuyruk (max.128).

Main Characteristics: Slightly salty lake.

Click for Plan

Karataş Lake

City: Burdur

Provinces: Karamanlı

Surface Area : 1190

Altitude : 1053 m

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: Wintering ruddy shelduck angıt (max. 212) and ruddy duck dikkuyruk (max. 82)

Main Characteristics: sweet water lake

Click for Plan

Yarışlı Lake

City: Burdur

Provinces: Yeşilova, Burdur Merkez

Surface Area : 1400

Altitude: 915 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: Important wintering region for ruddy shelduck angıt (max.1736) and ruddy duck dikkuyruk (max. 46).

Main Characteristics: light salty lake

Click for Plan

Burdur Lake

City: Burdur, Isparta

Provinces: Burdur Merkez, Isparta Merkez, Keçiborlu

Surface Area : 23700

Altitude: 857 m

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: Important for water birds, which are numerous during the winter. It is the most important wintering area for the endangered ruddy duck dikkuyruk (more than two thirds of the world’s winter population, max. 10.927). This species can be seen out of breeding season in massive numbers in Burdur Lake . The maximum number of water birds recorded during the winter is 202.119. black-necked grebe kara boyunlu batağan (max. 25.280), ruddy shelduck angıt (in July max. 1889, during winter max. 472), Red-crested pochard Macar ördeği (maks 2814), pochard elmabaş patka (max. 57.555), tufted duck tepeli patka (max. 6000) and coot sakarmeke (max. 138.925) are the leaders among noted important species.

Main Characteristics: light salty lake

Click for Plan