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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (1993)	3–100 birds	A1, C1
Greylag Goose Anser anser	LC	winter (1996)	85–550 birds	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	passage (1996)	12–110 birds	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1996)	130–1,200 birds	B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (1995)	15,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident (1995)	frequent	C6
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	LC	winter (1995)	22,000 birds	B1i, C3
Common Teal Anas crecca	LC	winter (1995)	31,500 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1996)	110–150 pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia	LC	resident (1996)	55–120 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1996)	120–600 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1996)	530–900 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	LC	breeding (1996)	170–260 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1996)	70–360 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	breeding (1996)	445–640 pairs	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1996)	1,200 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1996)	450 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus	LC	passage (1996)	900 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident (1991)	430 pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1991)	500 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1993)	2,500 birds	B1i, C3
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	resident (1993)	1,125 pairs	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage (-)	1,200 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	LC	breeding (1993)	250 pairs	B1i, B2, C2, C6
Black Tern Chlidonias niger	LC	breeding (1993)	50 pairs	C2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (1996)	8–13 birds	A1, C1
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (-)	10 pairs	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1995)	50,000-99,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Lake Kerkini and greater area	National Park (-)	100
2002	Limni Kerkini, Irakleias, Petritsiou Sidirokastrou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	87
2007	Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis	Ethniko Parko (VI)	97
2007	Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis P1, P2, P3, P4 Ethnikou Parkou Limnis kerkinis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (IV)	54
2007	Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Oikoanaptyxis OA1, OA2, OB1, OB2, OB3 Ethnikou Parkou Limnis Kerkinis	Alla (VI)	33
2007	Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis A1, A2, A3, A4	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (Ia)	10

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Forest	15	Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	80
water management	80
forestry	10
agriculture	5
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kerkini (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kerkini-iba-greece on 22/12/2024.