Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Shrubland |
30 |
Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
20 |
Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas |
| Forest |
5 |
Alluvial and very wet forest |
| Grassland |
5 |
Humid grasslands |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
major (>10) |
|
| Marine Intertidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Marine Neritic |
minor (<10) |
|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
minor (<10) |
Inland cliffs |
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| agriculture |
60 |
| tourism/recreation |
10 |
| urban/industrial/transport |
10 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Kourna, Almyros delta and Georgioupolis coast, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-kourna-almyros-delta-and-georgioupolis-coast-crete-iba-greece on 26/12/2024.
