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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	breeding (1993)	3–10 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Ampelia Dimou Amyntaiou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	13

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	80	Standing freshwater
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
water management	100
agriculture	50
fisheries/aquaculture	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Vegoritis and Petron (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-vegoritis-and-petron-iba-greece on 08/01/2025.