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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
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	non-breeding	1996	frequent	A1, C1

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	65
Grassland	Humid grasslands	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	10
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest	5
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	90
agriculture	20
tourism/recreation	5
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mati wetland of Tyrnavos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mati-wetland-of-tyrnavos-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.