Site description (baseline)
The site includes a coastal lagoon, a saltpan, saltmarshes and a marine zone. Human activities include salt production (`Other' land-use, below), agriculture, hunting and tourism.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for passage and wintering waders. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (up to 18 wintering individuals).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alyki Angelochoriou lagoon (Megalou Emvolou). Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1004 on 01/06/2023.