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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1997	8,029 individuals	B1i, C3
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	LC	winter	1997	6,729 individuals	B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	1995	1,410 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	1993	80-100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1997	35 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1995	473 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1995	249 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1997	43 individuals	A1, C1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	passage	1995	1,150 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	passage	1995	600 individuals	B1i, C2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1992	uncommon	B2
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	-	20,000-49,999 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Shrubland	very poor (< 40%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	very poor (< 40%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Forest	very poor (< 40%)	moderate (70-90%)	very unfavourable
Artificial/Terrestrial	poor (40-69%)	good (> 90%)	unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Lakes Koroneia, Volvi and Rentina Gorge	National Park	97
1975	Lakes Volvi & Koronia	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	38
1983	Limni Lagkada	Katafygio Agrias Zois	5
1988	Limnes Koroneias - Volvis; Stena Rentinas Kai Evryteri Periochi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1995	Limnes Volvi Kai Lagkada – Evryteri Periochi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	58
1995	Stena Rentinas – Evryteri Periochi Spilaio Drakotrypa- Spilaio Lakkia Kai Rema Neromana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2001	Madytou, Apollonias, Limnis Volvis, Ekvoles Rycheiou Potamou Dimon Apollonias, Agiou Georgiou kai Rentinas	Katafygio Agrias Zois	27
2004	Perifereiaki zoni B Ethnikou Parkou ygrotopon ton limnon Koroneias - Volvis kai ton Makedonikon Tempon	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	42
2004	Ethniko Parko ygrotopon ton limnon Koroneias - Volvis kai ton Makedonikon Tempon	Ethniko Parko	36
2004	Perifereiaki zoni C Ethnikou Parkou ygrotopon ton limnon Koroneias - Volvis kai ton Makedonikon Tempon	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	18
2004	Zoni A2 (Makedonika Tempi) Ethnikou Parkou ygrotopon ton limnon Koroneias - Volvis kai ton Makedonikon Tempon	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	2
2004	Zoni A1 (Dasos Apollonias) Ethinkou Parkou ygrotopon ton limnon Koroneias - Volvis kai ton Makedonikon Tempon	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	1
2006	Limni Koroneia	Katafygio Agrias Zois	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	47
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	27
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	20
Forest		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55
fisheries/aquaculture	27

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lakes Volvi, Koroneia and Rentina Gorge (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lakes-volvi-koroneia-and-rentina-gorge-iba-greece on 22/11/2024.