Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2, C3 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,200 ha
Site description (baseline)
A complex of seven shallow artificial lakes constructed at the bottom of the former Lake Karla.
Key biodiversity
A site of great importance for migratory and overwintering waterbirds and foraging raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (wintering), Aquila clanga (wintering), Gallinago media (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reservoirs of former lake Karla. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1126 on 01/06/2023.
