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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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 |
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis | LC | winter | 1990 | 5,000 individuals | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Little Tern Sternula albifrons | LC | breeding | 1996 | 70-130 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
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.
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Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Axios, Loudias and Aliakmonas rivers' deltas. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 18/01/2021.