Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large freshwater lake with extensive reedbeds (
Phragmites).
This is an important site for wintering ducks (Anatidae) and breeding species associated with reedbeds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Phalacrocorax pygmeus (wintering),
Aythya nyroca (breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats come from agricultural intensification and building around the lake.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Pamvotida (Ioannina) (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-pamvotida-(ioannina)-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.
