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 |
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Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca | NT | passage | 1996 | 40 individuals | A1, C1 |
Common Teal Anas crecca | LC | winter | 1996 | 11,000 individuals | B1i, C3 |
Great White Egret Ardea alba | LC | winter | 1996 | 220 individuals | A4i, B1i, C2 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | non-breeding | 1996 | abundant | A1, C1 |
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) |
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Periochi Thessalikou Kampou | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 95,905 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Periochi Tamieftiron Proin Limnis Karlas | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 12,669 | protected area contains site | 6,074 |
Oros Mavrovouni | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 36,944 | protected area is adjacent to site | 114 |
Karla – Mavrovouni – Kefalovryso Velestinou – Neochori | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 46,991 | protected area overlaps with site | 557 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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fisheries/aquaculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Reservoirs of former lake Karla. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/reservoirs-of-former-lake-karla-iba-greece on 28/09/2023.