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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 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
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (2000)	32,000 birds	A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding (2000)	100 pairs	B3
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1988–2000)	30,000–40,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Ohridsko Ezero	Zastiteni podracja koi seuste ne se revidirani (III)	100
1979	Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100
1979	Ohrid Region World Heritage Site	National Park Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	99	Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest	1	Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Ohrid (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-ohrid-iba-north-macedonia on 26/12/2024.