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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1996	1,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	1989	1,240 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1989	128 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1991	486 individuals	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1996	60 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	breeding	1992	45 breeding pairs	C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1996	60 breeding pairs	C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1996	48 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Marine Neritic	very poor (< 40%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	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
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1988	Alyki Kitrous (Pydnas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	65
1994	Alyki Kitrous - Evryteri Periochi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	86
2009	Ethniko Parko Gallikou, Axiou, Loudia, Aliakmona, Alykis Kitrous, Limnothalassas Kalochoriou	Ethniko Parko	87
2009	Ethniko Parko Axiou - Periochi Prostasias tis Fysis PA	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	71
2009	Ethniko Parko Axiou - Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	11
2009	Ethniko Parko Axiou - Periochi D elenchomenis oikistikis anaptyxis Alykon Kitrous	Alla	5
2010	Delta Axiou - Loudia - Aliakmona - Alyki Kitrous	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		72
Marine Neritic		23
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
urban/industrial/transport	41
agriculture	35
water management	20
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alyki Kitrous lagoon (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alyki-kitrous-lagoon-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.