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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
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	1994	50-60 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	1994	270 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, C2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	1994	775 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Little Stint Calidris minuta	LC	passage	1994	3,845 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis	LC	passage	1994	250 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	1994	70 breeding pairs	B2, C6

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
1975	Kotychi lagoons	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	57
1988	Ygrotopoi Kalogrias-Lamias Kai Dasos Strofylias	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1994	Limnothalassa Kalogrias; Dasos Strofylias Kai Elos Lamias, Araxos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	58
1995	Paraktia Thalassia Zoni Apo Akr. Kyllini Eos Toumpi - Kalogria	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	37
2002	Viotopos Dasous Strofylias - Limnis Prokopou-Lamias Dimou Larissou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	44
2009	Ethniko Parko Ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias	Ethniko Parko	100
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni A - Periochi Prostasias tis Fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	95
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni B- Perifereiaki zoni prostasias	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	5
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni AB1	Alla	3
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni B1	Alla	3
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni BA	Alla	2
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni AB2	Alla	2
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni A1	Alla	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	18
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	17
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	15
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	40
agriculture	37
tourism/recreation	20
fisheries/aquaculture	7
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalogria lagoon, Strofylia forest and Lamia marshes (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalogria-lagoon-strofylia-forest-and-lamia-marshes-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.