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The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage	1997	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	B2

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

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

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Marine Intertidal		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gera gulf, Ntipi and Charamida marshes, Lesvos. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gera-gulf-ntipi-and-charamida-marshes-lesvos-iba-greece on 04/12/2023.