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 IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| 1999 |
Prespa
|
Park Kombetar (II) |
100
|
| 1999 |
Lake Prespa National Park |
National Park (-) |
100
|
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Wetlands (inland) |
80 |
Standing freshwater |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
10 |
Arable land |
| Shrubland |
10 |
|
| Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) |
- |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| water management |
- |
| hunting |
- |
| fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
| agriculture |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Mikri Prespa (Albania). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-mikri-prespa-iba-albania on 08/01/2025.
