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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1997	Limni-Vouno Kastorias	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	100
2012	Periochi Prostasias tis Fysis Limnis Kastorias	Periochi prostasias tis fysis (V)	83
2012	Zoni Prostasias Ygrotopikon Oikosystimaton Limnis Kastorias	Alla (IV)	80
2012	Perifereiaki Zoni Prostasias Limnis Kastorias	Periferiaki zoni periohis prostasias tis fysis (V)	10
2012	Zoni Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis Limnis Kastorias	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis (II)	4

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

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 23/12/2024.