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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
Goosander Mergus merganser	LC	winter	1993	5-10 individuals	B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	1993	30 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding	1993	10-50 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1993	50-100 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1993	500 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2

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
1995	Limni Kastorias	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
1997	Limni-Vouno Kastorias	Katafygio Agrias Zois	100
2008	Limni Orestias (Kastorias)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2012	Periochi Prostasias tis Fysis Limnis Kastorias	Periochi prostasias tis fysis	83
2012	Zoni Prostasias Ygrotopikon Oikosystimaton Limnis Kastorias	Alla	80
2012	Perifereiaki Zoni Prostasias Limnis Kastorias	Periferiaki zoni periohis prostasias tis fysis	10
2012	Zoni Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis Limnis Kastorias	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	30
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	10
Grassland	Humid grasslands	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
tourism/recreation	30
agriculture	20
urban/industrial/transport	10
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kastoria (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kastoria-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.