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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Mute Swan Cygnus olor | LC | winter | 1993 | 744 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis | VU | winter | 1985 | 1,800-2,000 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus | VU | winter | 1988 | 116 individuals | A1, B1i, C1, C2 |
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna | LC | winter | 1995 | 1,630 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Gadwall Mareca strepera | LC | winter | 1995 | 380 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope | LC | winter | 1995 | 10,850 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | winter | 1995 | 13,400 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | LC | winter | 1997 | 5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia | LC | passage | - | 7,500 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | LC | passage | 1997 | 500 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | passage | 1997 | abundant | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | NT | winter | 1995 | 164 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | LC | passage | 1997 | 2,600 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus | LC | winter | 1997 | 26,000 individuals | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 |
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | winter | 1997 | 7,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Haematopus ostralegus | NR | resident | - | present | B1i, C3 |
Haematopus ostralegus | NR | winter | 1995 | 212 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | winter | 1995 | 460 individuals | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | breeding | 1997 | 100 breeding pairs | B3, C6 |
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 10 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris | CR | passage | 2000 | 250 individuals | A1, C1 |
Little Stint Calidris minuta | LC | winter | 1995 | 2,300 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis | LC | passage | 1992 | 380 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola | LC | breeding | 1997 | 150-250 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, B2, C2 |
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | breeding | 1997 | 250 breeding pairs | B3, C2, C6 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1997 | 200 breeding pairs | B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | breeding | 1997 | 60 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga | VU | winter | - | 10 individuals | A1, C1 |
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster | LC | breeding | - | present | B2 |
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | LC | breeding | - | present | B2, C6 |
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | - | 7,500 individuals | B1iv, C5 |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds | n/a | winter | - | 50,000-99,999 individuals | A4iii, C4 |
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) |
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Thalassia Periochi Thrakis | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 75,756 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Evros delta | Protected Area | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 18,172 |
Evros delta | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 9,267 | protected area overlaps with site | 8,930 |
Evros Delta | National Park | 19,182 | protected area overlaps with site | 18,173 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni Z | Alla | 1,283 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni TH | Alla | 142 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni I | Alla | 1,526 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni E | Alla | 548 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni D | Alla | 72 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis - Zoni C | Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko | 5,228 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis - zoni B | Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko | 990 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis - zoni A | Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko | 3,106 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Perifereiaki zoni | Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou | 6,191 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou | Ethniko Parko | 12,896 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Delta Evrou Kai Dytikos Vrachionas | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 9,635 | protected area contained by site | 9,858 |
Delta Evrou Dimon Tra¿anoupolis Ferron | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 5,532 | protected area contained by site | 3,952 |
Delta Evrou | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 12,373 | protected area contained by site | 12,558 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
Grassland | Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
Coastline | Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters, Salt marshes, Lagoons | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
military | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Evros delta. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.