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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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1996	462 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i

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)
Zgavra e Zaverit,Prespë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Venjat e Kallamasit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Trenit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Prespa	Park Kombetar	27,750	protected area contains site	0
Lake Prespa National Park	National Park	0	protected area contains site	10,000
Ishulli i Malligradit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dushqet e Manastirit (Djellas Prespë)	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dushkaja e Katër Lisave	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	1	protected area overlaps with site	0
Albanian Prespa Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	15,119	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Megali Prespa. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-megali-prespa-iba-albania on 09/12/2023.