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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
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
Phoenicopterus ruber	NR	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
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	resident	-	present	B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	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	-	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
Sterna nilotica	NR	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
Calandrella brachydactyla	NR	breeding	-	present	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	-	7,500 individuals	B1iv, C5

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Evros delta	Protected Area	0	protected area overlaps with site	18,172
Evros Delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	9,267	protected area contained by site	8,930
Evros Delta	National Park	19,182	protected area overlaps with site	18,173
Delta Evrou Kai Dytikos Vrachionas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,858	protected area contained by site	9,858
Delta Evrou Dimon Tra¿anoupolis Ferron	Wildlife Refugee	5,532	protected area contained by site	3,952
Delta Evrou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	27,093	protected area contained by site	12,558

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
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	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
military	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Evros delta. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2020.