Geropotamos estuary, Crete (Greece) IBA | Summary

GR186

Geropotamos estuary, Crete

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Greece

IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i, C2 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 450 hectares (4.50 km²)

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A river delta on Crete with a mix of grassland, sand-dunes and scrub.

Key biodiversity
The site is important for passage waterbirds.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Geropotamos estuary, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/geropotamos-estuary-crete-iba-greece on 27/12/2024.