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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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Lake Butrinti IBA	Game Reserve (-)	-
2002	Pylli i Butrintit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) (III)	-
2002	Kanali i Vivarit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) (III)	-
2002	Liqeni i Rrëzës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) (III)	-
2002	Burimet e kripura të Mullirit (Rrëzës)	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) (III)	-
2013	Butrinti	Park Kombetar (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	15	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Marine Neritic	10
Shrubland	10	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	35
hunting	30
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	10
unknown	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Butrinti (Albania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-butrinti-iba-albania on 29/12/2024.