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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	< 50 breeding pairs	B2
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2005-2011	1-4 individuals	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	2005-2011	500-1,500 individuals	B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	2005-2011	1,000-9,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2005-2011	20-60 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2005-2011	100-1,000 individuals	B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage	2005-2011	100-600 individuals	B1i, C2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	10-40 breeding pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	2005-2011	150-500 individuals	B1i, C2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	18-32 breeding pairs	C6
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1-15 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	2005-2011	20-40 individuals	C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage	2005-2011	50-300 individuals	B1i, C2
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	breeding	2005-2011	< 50 breeding pairs	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005-2011	9,000-20,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	problematic native species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - abstraction of surface water (unknown use)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	flight paths	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Larnaca Saltwater Lake	Game Reserve ("Hunting Preserve")	668	protected area contained by site	0
Larnaca Salt Lake	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,107	protected area contained by site	1,585
Alykes Larnakas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,560	protected area contained by site	1,560
Alykes Larnakas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,560	protected area contained by site	1,560

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Urban parks and gardens	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Grassland		-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Larnaca Salt Lakes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 02/04/2023.