Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | 1996 | 87-1,034 individuals | A4i, B1i |
| Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris | CR | passage | 1992 | 5 individuals | A1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patok-Fushe-Kuqe | Rezerve Natyrore e Menaxhuar | 5,001 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,211 |
| Kune-Vain-Tale | Rezerve Natyrore e Menaxhuar | 4,393 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Ishulli i Cabakut | Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Native coniferous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
| Shrubland | - | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| hunting | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| forestry | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Patoku lagoon. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/patoku-lagoon-iba-albania on 24/09/2023.
