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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	1997	2,300 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	-	800 individuals	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1990	40 individuals	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1996	250-1,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1996	3,000-14,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	-	frequent	C6
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter	-	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1995	1,150-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1996	1,500-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1996	2,000-29,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	winter	-	500 individuals	B1ii, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	-	80-130 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	-	400 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	-	50-150 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1996	45-550 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1995	120-250 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1995	350-700 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1995	2,350-3,300 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	-	2,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	resident	-	abundant	B3, C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident	-	abundant	B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	1995	5-15 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	2000	1 individuals	A1, C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1997	400 breeding pairs	B3, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	-	abundant	C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B2
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B2, C6
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	-	common	B2
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	1996	20,000-49,999 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)
Xirolimni Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	192	protected area contained by site	192
Prostatevomena topia Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	25,932	protected area overlaps with site	0
Periochi oikoanaptixis Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	44,710	protected area overlaps with site	0
Limni Vistonida - Lagous Dimou Avdiron	Katafygio Agrias Zois	4,717	protected area contained by site	4,717
Limnes Vistonis; Ismaris - Limnothalasses Porto Lagos, Alyki Ptelea, Xirolimni, Karatza	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	17,698	protected area overlaps with site	11,788
Limnes Kai Limnothalasses Tis Thrakis - Evryteri Periochi Kai Paraktia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	28,606	protected area overlaps with site	13,170
Lake Vistonis, Porto Lagos, Lake Ismaris & adjoining lagoons	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	24,396	protected area overlaps with site	12,585
Kompsatou Dimou Iasmou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3,710	protected area overlaps with site	2,613
Koilada Kompsatou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16,493	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Fanari-Porto Lagos	Katafygio Agrias Zois	469	protected area overlaps with site	469
Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis - Periochi prostasias tis fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	22,304	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Ethniko Parko	92,947	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta Nestou Kai Limnothalasses Keramotis - Evryteri Periochi Kai Paraktia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	23,028	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis (Delta Nestou - Vistonidas - Ismaridas)	National Park	93,135	protected area overlaps with site	13,638

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Marine Neritic		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Porto Lagos, lake Vistonida and coastal lagoons. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/porto-lagos-lake-vistonida-and-coastal-lagoons-iba-greece on 22/09/2023.