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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	LC	winter	1994	150-8,850 individuals	B1i, C3
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1996	10-20 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	breeding	1996	500 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	breeding	1996	100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	1996	314-400 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	breeding	1996	733 breeding pairs	B1i, C3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sfikas Dimou Prespon	Katafygio Agrias Zois	6,903	protected area overlaps with site	2,277
Prespes national park (Juniperus forest)	Biogenetic Reserves	12	protected area contained by site	13
Prespes	Ethnikos Drymos (pirinas)	5,102	protected area contained by site	5,102
Prespes	Ethnikos Drymos (perifereiaki zoni)	21,061	protected area contained by site	13,293
Ori Varnounta – Evryteri Periochi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,496	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ori Varnounta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,070	protected area contained by site	6,077
Ori Varnounta	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6,070	protected area contained by site	6,077
Lake Mikri Prespa	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	5,078	protected area contained by site	5,225
Ethnikos Drymos Prespon – Evryteri Periochi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,640	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ethnikos Drymos Prespon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	26,636	protected area contained by site	26,613
Ethnikos Drymos Prespon	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	26,636	protected area contained by site	26,613
Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Prostasias tis Fysis B2, B4, B6	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	24,272	protected area contained by site	0
Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Prostasias tis Fysis B1, B3, B5, B7	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	4,428	protected area contained by site	0
Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Oikoanaptyxis OIK1, OIK2, OIK3, OIK4, OIK5, OIK6	Alla	3,349	protected area contained by site	0
Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis A1, A2, A3	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	276	protected area contained by site	0
Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Prostatevomenoi Fysikoi Schimatismoi kai Stoicheia tou Topiou S5, S6	Alla	78	protected area contained by site	0
Ethniko Parko limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas	Ethniko Parko	32,403	is identical to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Shingle or stony beaches, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prespa National Park and Varnountas mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prespa-national-park-and-varnountas-mountains-iba-greece on 02/12/2023.