BirdLife Data Zone

GR138

Gera gulf, Ntipi and Charamida marshes, Lesvos

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IBA Criteria

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
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage	1997	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	B2

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

IBA Protection

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Plati (Asomaton-Sykountos-Mychou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	811	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lesvos: Kolpos Geras; Eli Ntipi Kai Charamida	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,172	protected area contained by site	0
Lesvos Kolpos Geras; Elos Ntipi Kai Oros Olympos – Potamos Evergetoulas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,918	protected area overlaps with site	5,000
Divolo-Akothi (Loutron)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	297	protected area contained by site	0
Divolo--Akothi/Loutron Lesvou	Game Refuge	300	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Coastline	Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Mud flats & sand flats	-
Marine Neritic		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land use

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
not utilised	-

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Gera gulf, Ntipi and Charamida marshes, Lesvos. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.