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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
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	breeding	1995	16-50 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1990	30-80 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1990	420-800 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1990	150-300 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1990	274-700 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1990	5-50 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1997	5,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Haematopus ostralegus	NR	breeding	1996	5-15 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1996	50-70 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1996	100-150 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	1990	50-100 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C3
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	2000	1 individuals	A1, C1
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	passage	1990	100-4,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1996	50-100 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1996	800-1,400 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B3, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1996	70-130 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis	LC	winter	1990	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	1990	frequent	C6
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)
Stergios-Aliakmonas (Aiginiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2,659	protected area overlaps with site	2,659
Ethniko Parko Gallikou, Axiou, Loudia, Aliakmona, Alykis Kitrous, Limnothalassas Kalochoriou	Ethniko Parko	33,779	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Axiou - Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis PD1, PD2, PD3, PD4	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	11,408	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Axiou - Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	3,748	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Axiou - Perioches georgikon kalliergeion C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6	Alla	13,776	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Axiou - Perioches Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis AP1, AP2, AP3, AP4	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	3,552	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta Axiou (Chalastras)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	5,205	protected area contained by site	5,205
Delta Axiou - Loudia - Aliakmona – Evryteri Periochi - Axioupoli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	41,496	protected area overlaps with site	17,066
Delta Axiou - Loudia - Aliakmona - Alyki Kitrous	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	28,855	protected area overlaps with site	14,110
Delta Aliakmona (Kleidiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2,002	protected area contained by site	1,253
Axios, Loudias, Aliakmon delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	11,808	protected area overlaps with site	11,669

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, 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	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Axios, Loudias and Aliakmonas rivers' deltas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2022.