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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1997)	10–15 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Valtos Kalodikiou/Margaritiou--Eleftheriou--Spath	Game Refuge (-)	18
1996	Valtos Kalodikiou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	23
2009	Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis Stenon kai Ekvolon Acheronta kai Kalama kai Elous Kalodikiou kai Perifereiaki Zoni	Periochi prostasias tis fysis (VI)	41

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kalodiki, Margariti and Karteri marshes (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kalodiki-margariti-and-karteri-marshes-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.