Key Biodiversity Areas

Van Plains (24306)
Turkey, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesLarus armenicusArmenian GullLC2004D1alink-icon
AvesMarmaronetta angustirostrisMarbled TealVU2018A1dlink-icon
AvesOxyura leucocephalaWhite-headed DuckEN2004A1clink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesAythya nyrocaFerruginous DuckNT2004link-icon
AvesOtis tardaGreat BustardVU2004link-icon
AvesFalco naumanniLesser KestrelVU2004link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Van Plains. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 19, 2025.