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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Viotopos Dasous Strofylias - Limnis Prokopou-Lamias Dimou Larissou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	44
2009	Ethniko Parko Ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias	Ethniko Parko (VI)	100
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni A - Periochi Prostasias tis Fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (IV)	95
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni B- Perifereiaki zoni prostasias	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou (VI)	5
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni AB1	Alla (VI)	3
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni B1	Alla (VI)	3
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni AB2	Alla (VI)	2
2009	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon Kotychiou - Strofylias, Zoni A1	Alla (VI)	<1

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

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 24/12/2024.