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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage (2005–2011)	40–250 individuals	A1, C1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the key species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Natural system modifications	happen­ing now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate deteri­oration (10–30% in 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happen­ing now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow deteri­oration (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the key species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	78	Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	22	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Grassland	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
water management	95
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akhna dam (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akhna-dam-iba-cyprus on 15/01/2025.