Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Megali Prespa. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 24/05/2022.