GR138
Gera gulf, Ntipi and Charamida marshes, Lesvos


IBA Justification

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 at site IBA criteria triggered
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus LC passage 1997 5,000 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus LC breeding 1996 frequent B2

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Plati (Asomaton-Sykountos-Mychou) Katafygio Agrias Zois 811 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Lesvos: Kolpos Geras; Eli Ntipi Kai Charamida Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 5,172 protected area contained by site 0
Lesvos Kolpos Geras; Elos Ntipi Kai Oros Olympos – Potamos Evergetoulas Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 11,918 protected area overlaps with site 5,000
Divolo-Akothi (Loutron) Katafygio Agrias Zois 297 protected area contained by site 0
Divolo--Akothi/Loutron Lesvou Game Refuge 300 protected area overlaps with site 0

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
Marine Neritic -
For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
urban/industrial/transport -
water management -
not utilised -
For further information about the land-use classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gera gulf, Ntipi and Charamida marshes, Lesvos. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1134 on 31/05/2023.