Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | LC | passage | 1994 | 300 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekvoli Geropotamou Mesaras | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 688 | protected area overlaps with site | 395 |
| Dytika Asterousia (Apo Agiofarango Eos Kokkino Pyrgo) | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,727 | protected area overlaps with site | 32 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Mesophile grasslands | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Other urban and industrial areas | - |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Neritic | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Geropotamos estuary, Crete. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/geropotamos-estuary-crete-iba-greece on 25/09/2023.
