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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
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	passage (1997)	5,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Divolo-Akothi (Loutron)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	5
1984	Divolo--Akothi/Loutron Lesvou	Game Refuge (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	35
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
not utilised	30
urban/industrial/transport	10
water management	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gera gulf, Ntipi and Charamida marshes, Lesvos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gera-gulf-ntipi-and-charamida-marshes-lesvos-iba-greece on 26/12/2024.