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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	winter (1989)	225 birds	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2006	Perifereiakes perioches PP1, PP2, PP3, PP4, PP5, PP6, PP7 kai Perifereiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou Mesolongiou	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou (VI)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	69	Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	22	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70
water management	70
agriculture	25
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Trichonis and Lysimachia (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-trichonis-and-lysimachia-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.