MK006
Lake Prespa


IBA Justification

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca NT resident (1998) 5–10 pairs B2
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC winter (1988) 8,000 birds B1i
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT resident (2007) 150–300 birds A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC breeding (1998) 20–50 pairs B3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1977 Prespansko Ezero Spomenik na prirodata (III) 95
1996 Ezerani Park na prirodata (IV) 9

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) 97 Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial 2 Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Forest minor (<10) Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Prespa (North Macedonia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-prespa-iba-north-macedonia on 23/12/2024.