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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
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	non-breeding (1997)	40 birds	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Limni Pikrolimni Dimou Pikrolimnis	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	38

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55
not utilised	35
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Pikrolimni (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-pikrolimni-iba-greece on 25/12/2024.