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Madatapha Lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 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
Corncrake Crex crex LC breeding (1996–2002) common A1
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT non-breeding (1996–2002) 30 birds A1, A4i, B1i

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2011 Madatapa აღკვეთილი (IV) 38


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Madatapha Lake (Georgia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/madatapha-lake-iba-georgia on 27/12/2024.