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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
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1996)	445 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1993)	219 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1996)	1–22 birds	A1, C1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1988)	65 birds	A1, C1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1995)	58–1,017 birds	B1i, C3
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage (1997)	2 birds	A1, C1
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1992)	40 pairs	C6
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (1996)	7 birds	A1, C1
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding (-)	present	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Vatatsa - Divari - Ormos Valtou - Drepano Dimou Igoumenitsas	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	8
2009	Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis Stenon kai Ekvolon Acheronta kai Kalama kai Elous Kalodikiou kai Perifereiaki Zoni	Periochi prostasias tis fysis (VI)	90

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	48	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland	18	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Neritic	4
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
fisheries/aquaculture	10
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalamas delta (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalamas-delta-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.