Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A lake partly fed by springs and drained by underground streams and by a canal. In some years the lake dries up and is used for cultivation. The surrounding area is a mixture of scrub and agricultural areas. Human activities include arable agriculture, stock-raising and hunting.
The site is important for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The lake is threatened by siltation (`Other' threats). There are plans to further manage the surface and groundwater for irrigation and water supply. The area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International None200 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Gidomandra/Laukas, 1,400 ha).
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.
