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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 estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1996	462 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Zgavra e Zaverit,Prespë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Venjat e Kallamasit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Trenit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Prespa	Park Kombetar	27,750	protected area contains site	0
Lake Prespa National Park	National Park	0	protected area contains site	10,000
Ishulli i Malligradit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dushqet e Manastirit (Djellas Prespë)	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dushkaja e Katër Lisave	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	1	protected area overlaps with site	0
Albanian Prespa Lakes	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	15,119	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
unknown	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Megali Prespa. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/12/2022.