Seyhan and Ceyhan Basins |
AladaglarProvinces: Aladag Çamardi, Yahyali Surface Area : 54514 Altitude : 1250 - 3756 m Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with sakalli akbaba(5 pairs), kyzillakbaba(10pairs), kaya kartali(4 pairs) and urkeklik populations. Main Characteristics: mountain, forest Tuzla Lake
City: Adana Provinces: Karatas Surface Area : 2800 Altitude: Sea level Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with yaz ördegi(30 pairs), turaç (5 pairs), kocagöz (20 pairs), akça cilibit (1000 pairs), mahmuzlu kizkusu (50 pairs) and küçük sumru (200 pairs) populations. Main Characteristics: light salty lake, dunes Akyatan Lake
City: Adana Provinces: Karatas Surface Area : 14.000 Altitude: Sea level Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with yaz ördegi (5 pairs), turaç (75 pairs), sazhorozu, kocagöz, akça cilibit, mahmuzlu kizkusu and küçük sumru (100 pairs) populations. Most important ones are flamingo (max. 9579), suna (max. 854), fiyu (max. 13.900), elmabas patka (max. 16.801), dikkuyruk (max. 978) and sakarmeke (maks 46.000), and huge numbers of water birds (max. 85.054) are wintering within the lake. Main Characteristics: lagoon, dunes Agyatan Lake
City: Adana Provinces: Karatas Surface Area : 2200 Altitude: Sea level Protection: Yes Bird Species: It is very important for huge numbers of wintering water birds, including sakarmeke, fiyu and dikkuyruk (max. 191). Also, it gains important bird areas status with turaç, akça cilibit, mahmuzlu kizkusu and küçük sumru populations. Main Characteristics: lagoon, dunes Yumurtalik Lagoons
City: Adana Provinces: Yumurtalik Surface Area : 16,43 Altitude: Sea level Protection: Yes Bird Species: It gains important bird areas status with turaç (5 pairs), akça cilibit and küçük sumru populations. Main Characteristics: lagoons, salty swamps Gavur Lake
City: Kahramanmaras Provinces: Türkoglu 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 |