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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1993	3-100 individuals	A1, C1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter	1996	85-550 individuals	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage	1996	12-110 individuals	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1996	130-1,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1995	15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	1995	frequent	C6
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter	1995	22,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1995	31,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1996	110-150 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	resident	1996	55-120 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1996	120-600 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding	1996	530-900 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1996	170-260 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1996	70-360 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding	1996	445-640 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1996	1,200 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1996	450 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	1996	900 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident	1991	430 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1991	500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1993	2,500 individuals	B1i, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	resident	1993	1,125 breeding pairs	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	-	1,200 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding	1993	250 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding	1993	50 breeding pairs	C2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	1996	8-13 individuals	A1, C1
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	-	10 breeding pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1995	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

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)
Techniti Limni Kerkinis - Oros Krousia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	27,421	protected area overlaps with site	10,689
Oros Beles	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,189	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Limni Kerkini, Irakleias, Petritsiou Sidirokastrou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	19,637	protected area overlaps with site	0
Limni Kerkini - Krousia - Koryfes Orous Beles; Angistro - Charopo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	77,958	protected area overlaps with site	15,266
Lake Kerkini and greater area	National Park	78,316	protected area overlaps with site	14,789
Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis P1, P2, P3, P4 Ethnikou Parkou Limnis kerkinis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	8,628	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Oikoanaptyxis OA1, OA2, OB1, OB2, OB3 Ethnikou Parkou Limnis Kerkinis	Alla	72,110	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis A1, A2, A3, A4	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	1,677	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis	Ethniko Parko	82,415	protected area overlaps with site	0
Artificial lake Kerkini	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	10,996	protected area overlaps with site	11,170

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
forestry	-
water management	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kerkini. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kerkini-iba-greece on 21/09/2023.