Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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 |
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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
water management | - |
not utilised | - |
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.