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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	1996	500-1,400 individuals	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1997	20 individuals	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1996	800-2,500 individuals	B1i, C3
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	resident	-	uncommon	B2, C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	-	common	B2, C6
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1996	1,500-6,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	-	1,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	passage	1996	1,500-5,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	resident	-	110 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1996	50-2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	-	20-50 breeding pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	-	80 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	-	280 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1996	abundant	A1, C1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1996	50-600 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	1996	frequent	B2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1997	110-350 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1996	700-2,500 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	-	common	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1996	700-2,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C6
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	1993	4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	1997	1 individuals	A1, C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	-	20-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage	-	1,200 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	-	600 breeding pairs	B3, C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	-	30-110 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown	-	20,000 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)
Ptelea Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	316	protected area contained by site	316
Prostatevomena topia Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	25,932	protected area overlaps with site	0
Potamos Filiouris	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,728	protected area is adjacent to site	10
Periochi oikoanaptixis Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	44,710	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mavromatio-Limni Mitrikou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,865	protected area overlaps with site	1,082
Limnes Vistonis; Ismaris - Limnothalasses Porto Lagos, Alyki Ptelea, Xirolimni, Karatza	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	17,698	protected area overlaps with site	5,640
Limnes Kai Limnothalasses Tis Thrakis - Evryteri Periochi Kai Paraktia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	28,606	protected area contains site	6,734
Lake Vistonis, Porto Lagos, Lake Ismaris & adjoining lagoons	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	24,396	protected area overlaps with site	6,500
Karatza Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	208	protected area contained by site	208
Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis - Periochi prostasias tis fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	22,304	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Ethniko Parko	92,947	protected area overlaps with site	0
Elos Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	253	protected area contained by site	253
Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis (Delta Nestou - Vistonidas - Ismaridas)	National Park	93,135	protected area overlaps with site	6,421
Alyki Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	363	protected area contained by site	363

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Standing brackish and salt water, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Coastline	Mud flats & sand flats, Lagoons, Sand dunes & beaches, Salt marshes, Tidal rivers & enclosed tidal waters	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Ismarida (Mitrikou). Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/08/2022.