Seyhan And Ceyhan Basins

Aladağlar

City: Adana, Niğde, Kayseri

Provinces: Aladağ, Çamardı, Yahyalı

Surface Area : 54514

Altitude : 1250 - 3756 m

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with sakallı akbaba (5 pairs), kızıl akbaba (10 pairs), kaya kartalı (4 pairs) and urkeklik populations.

Main Characteristics: mountain, forest

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Tuzla Lake

City: Adana

Provinces: Karataş

Surface Area : 2800

Altitude: Sea level

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with yaz ördeği (30 pairs), turaç (5 pairs), kocagöz (20 pairs), akça cılıbıt (1000 pairs), mahmuzlu kızkuşu (50 pairs) and küçük sumru (200 pairs) populations.

Main Characteristics: light salty lake, dunes

Akyatan Lake

City: Adana

Provinces: Karataş

Surface Area : 14.000

Altitude: Sea level

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with yaz ördeği (5 pairs), turaç (75 pairs), sazhorozu, kocagöz, akça cılıbıt, mahmuzlu kızkuşu and küçük sumru (100 pairs) populations. Most important ones are flamingo (max. 9579), suna (max. 854), fiyu (max. 13.900), elmabaş patka (max. 16.801), dikkuyruk (max. 978) and sakarmeke (maks 46.000), and a large numbers of water birds (max. 85.054) are wintering within the lake.

Main Characteristics: lagoon, dunes

Ağyatan Lake

City: Adana

Provinces: Karataş

Surface Area : 2200

Altitude: Sea level

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: It is very important for a large numbers of wintering water birds, including sakarmeke, fiyu and dikkuyruk (max. 191). Also, it gains important bird areas status with turaç, akça cılıbıt, mahmuzlu kızkuşu and küçük sumru populations.

Main Characteristics: lagoon, dunes

Yumurtalık Lagoons

City: Adana

Provinces: Yumurtalık

Surface Area : 16,43

Altitude: Sea level

Protection: Yes

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with turaç (5 pairs), akça cılıbıt and küçük sumru populations.

Main Characteristics: lagoons, salty swamps

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Gavur Lake

City: Kahramanmaraş

Provinces: Türkoğlu

Surface Area : 1500

Altitude: 490 m

Protection: N/A

Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status due to küçük karabatak (max. 121).

Main Characteristics: sweet water lake, swamp

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