Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A spring-fed wetland dominated by reedbeds (
Phragmites) and surrounded by arable agriculture.
The site is important for species breeding in reedbeds and passage waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aythya nyroca.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Water abstraction, both groundwater and surface water, for irrigation of crops is a serious threat.
National None
International None
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 25/12/2024.
