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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
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1997)	50–1,200 birds	B1i, C3
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	passage (-)	20–50 birds	B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Petalas/Amfilochias--Kechrinias--Papadatou--Stanou	Game Refuge (-)	-
1979	Petalas (Amfilochias-Kechrinias-Papadatou-Stanou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	22

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	100	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
water management	-
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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