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

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
-	Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis (Delta Nestou - Vistonidas - Ismaridas)	National Park	99
1975	Lake Vistonis, Porto Lagos, Lake Ismaris & adjoining lagoons	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1995	Limnes Kai Limnothalasses Tis Thrakis - Evryteri Periochi Kai Paraktia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
1997	Mavromatio-Limni Mitrikou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	17
2001	Alyki Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	6
2001	Karatza Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3
2001	Ptelea Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	5
2001	Elos Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	4
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Ethniko Parko	95
2008	Limnes Vistonis; Ismaris - Limnothalasses Porto Lagos, Alyki Ptelea, Xirolimni, Karatza	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	87
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis - Periochi prostasias tis fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	55
2008	Prostatevomena topia Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	35
2008	Periochi oikoanaptixis Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.