Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1ii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2012)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 16,856 hectares (168.56 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A large bay with a shallow brackish zones, small freshwater marshes, saltmarshes, and saltpans. Human activities include agriculture, salt production, stock-raising, fishing, hunting, and recreation.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for migratory and wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (maximum 15 wintering individuals), Aythya nyroca (passage), Aquila clanga (wintering), Falco naumanni (breeding), Gallinago media (passage), Larus audouinii.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalloni Gulf, Lesvos (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalloni-gulf-lesvos-iba-greece on 22/12/2024.