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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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1996)	596–1,073 birds	A1, A4i, B1i
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	non-breeding (1995)	150 birds	A1
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1996)	97–1,526 birds	B1i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1991–1996)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Syri i Sheganit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) (III)	-
2002	Syri i Gjonit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) (III)	-
2002	Mbihipja tektonike e Shirokës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) (III)	-
2005	Liqenit i Shkodres	Park Kombetar (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Ruderal land
Grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Shkodra (Lake Scadar) (Albania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-shkodra-(lake-scadar)-iba-albania on 23/12/2024.