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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter (1996)	500–1,400 birds	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter (1997)	20 birds	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1996)	800–2,500 birds	B1i, C3
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	resident (-)	uncommon	B2, C6
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident (-)	common	B2, C6
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (1996)	1,500–6,000 birds	B1i, C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter (-)	1,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	passage (1996)	1,500–5,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	resident (-)	110 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1996)	50–2,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (-)	20–50 pairs	C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (-)	80 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (-)	280 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1996)	abundant	A1, C1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1996)	50–600 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident (1996)	frequent	B2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1997)	110–350 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1996)	700–2,500 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (-)	common	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (1996)	700–2,500 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C6
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding (1993)	4 pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage (1997)	1 birds	A1, C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (-)	20–100 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus	LC	passage (-)	1,200 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (-)	600 pairs	B3, C2, C6
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (-)	30–110 pairs	B2, C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis (Delta Nestou - Vistonidas - Ismaridas)	National Park (-)	99
1997	Mavromatio-Limni Mitrikou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	17
2001	Alyki Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	6
2001	Elos Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	4
2001	Ptelea Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	5
2001	Karatza Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	3
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Ethniko Parko (V)	95
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis - Periochi prostasias tis fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (VI)	55
2008	Prostatevomena topia Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla (VI)	35
2008	Periochi oikoanaptixis Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla (V)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	85
water management	85
agriculture	10
tourism/recreation	5

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