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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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding (1996)	2–10 pairs	C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (1997)	30–70 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Gidomandra/Laukas	Game Refuge (-)	15
2003	Limni Stymfalia - Apelevro oros Dimou Stymfalias Korinthias kai Koinotitas Aleas Argolidas	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	85

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	40	Standing freshwater; Fens, transition mires and springs
Artificial/Terrestrial	38	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Shrubland	18	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	11	Native coniferous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
agriculture	60
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Stymfalia (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-stymfalia-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.