Lake Ohrid (North Macedonia) IBA | Summary

MK005

Lake Ohrid

Current view: summary

Country/territory: North Macedonia

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B3 (2008)
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Area: 24,850 hectares (248.50 km²)

Macedonian Ecological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A large inland freshwater lake in a mountain basin, part of which is in Albania (see Albanian site 002).

Key biodiversity
No data are available for breeding season. The International Waterfowl Census counts (in the Macedonian sector) in winter 1987 and 1988 recorded (1988 data unless stated) Tachybaptus ruficollis (1,090), Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (70), P. aristotelis (10), Cygnus olor (100 in 1987), Aythya ferina (7,050), A. fuligula (2,200) and Fulica atra (32,100).

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.