• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1996	1,600-1,800 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1996	280-360 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage	1995	1,500-2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1996	1,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	LC	passage	1996	7,000-11,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	LC	passage	1996	300-500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage	1996	117 individuals	B1i, C2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	passage	1996	210-220 individuals	B1i, C2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vatatsa - Divari - Ormos Valtou - Drepano Dimou Igoumenitsas	Katafygio Agrias Zois	960	protected area contains site	600
Thalassia Periochi Notias Messinias	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	122,930	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Limnothalassa Pylou (Divari) Kai Nisos Sfaktiria; Agios Dimitrios	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,464	protected area contains site	1,007
Limnothalassa Gialovas Kai Nisos Sfaktiria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	960	protected area contained by site	1,007
Limni Ntivari-Valtos (Pylou-Romanou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	704	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Coastline	Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Mud flats & sand flats, Lagoons, Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Divari Pylou (Gialova) lagoon and Sfaktiria island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 05/12/2022.