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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	1993	744 individuals	B1i, C3
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis	VU	winter	1985	1,800-2,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1988	116 individuals	A1, B1i, C1, C2
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1995	1,630 individuals	B1i, C3
Gadwall Mareca strepera	LC	winter	1995	380 individuals	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter	1995	10,850 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter	1995	13,400 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1997	5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	passage	-	7,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	passage	1997	500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	1997	abundant	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1995	164 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage	1997	2,600 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1997	26,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	1997	7,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	resident	-	present	B1i, C3
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	winter	1995	212 individuals	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter	1995	460 individuals	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding	1997	100 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	1997	10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	2000	250 individuals	A1, C1
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	winter	1995	2,300 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	LC	passage	1992	380 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	1997	150-250 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1997	250 breeding pairs	B3, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding	1997	200 breeding pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	1997	60 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	-	10 individuals	A1, C1
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	-	present	B2
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	-	present	B2, C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	-	7,500 individuals	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	50,000-99,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Evros delta	Protected Area	-
-	Evros Delta	National Park	96
1975	Evros delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	47
1977	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou	Ethniko Parko	67
1994	Delta Evrou Kai Dytikos Vrachionas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	52
2001	Delta Evrou Dimon Tra¿anoupolis Ferron	Katafygio Agrias Zois	21
2006	Delta Evrou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	66
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Perifereiaki zoni	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	29
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis - Zoni C	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	28
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis - zoni A	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	16
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni I	Alla	8
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni Z	Alla	7
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis - zoni B	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	5
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni E	Alla	3
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni TH	Alla	1
2007	Ethniko ygrotopiko parko delta Evrou - Zoni D	Alla	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	23
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	6
Grassland	Humid grasslands	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
agriculture	80
military	50
tourism/recreation	30
fisheries/aquaculture	20
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Evros delta (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/evros-delta-iba-greece on 24/11/2024.