Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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 List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | LC | passage (-) | max 384 birds | B1i, C3 |
| Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris | CR | passage (1984) | min 1 birds | A1, C1 |
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | LC | non-breeding (-) | 5,500 birds | A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 10 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - | |
| Marine Intertidal | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| water management | 45 |
| agriculture | 30 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 10 |
| other | 10 |
| tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alyki Angelochoriou lagoon (Megalou Emvolou) (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alyki-angelochoriou-lagoon-(megalou-emvolou)-iba-greece on 26/12/2024.