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The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	2005-2011	40-250 individuals	A1, C1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

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 trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Fragma Achnas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	45

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	78
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	22
Grassland		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akhna dam (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akhna-dam-iba-cyprus on 23/11/2024.