Lake Pikrolimni (Greece) IBA | Summary

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Lake Pikrolimni

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Country/territory: Greece

IBA criteria met: A1, C1 (2000)
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Area: 2,000 hectares (20.00 km²)

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A salt lake with large seasonal variations in water level. The lake is surrounded by cereal crops and marsh.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds and also for raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Pelecanus crispus (non-breeding).

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.