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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A very large inland freshwater lake, surrounded by mountains and extending into Albania (Albanian site 003) and Greece (Limni Megali Prespa, Greek site 047). The area given is the entire area of the lake.
No data are available for breeding birds. The International Waterfowl Census counts (in the Macedonian sector) in winters 1987 and 1988 recorded (1988 data unless stated)
Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (40),
Netta rufina (80; 150 in 1987),
Aythya fuligula (8,000) and
Fulica atra (5,950). Additional reports of non-breeding birds include
Podiceps cristatus (1,300),
Pelecanus crispus (58),
Anser anser (200) and
Mergus merganser (90).
National None
International None
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.
