Mesolongi and Aitoliko lagoons, Acheloos delta and Evinos estuary (Greece) IBA | Details

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Mesolongi and Aitoliko lagoons, Acheloos delta and Evinos estuary

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (1988)	11,100 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	LC	winter (1988)	10,000 birds	B1i, C3
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (1990)	500–1,800 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1988)	1,550 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1990)	39 pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	NT	resident (1990)	25 pairs	B1i, C3
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	breeding (1990)	23 pairs	C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (1988)	300 birds	B2, C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident (1990)	200 pairs	B1i, C3
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage (2000)	present	A1, C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (1990)	66–77 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1990)	489–500 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	LC	resident (1996)	10–20 pairs	C2
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding (1990)	110 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (-)	common	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1990)	12–15 pairs	A1, C1
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1990)	1,200–1,250 pairs	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1998)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Mesolongi and Aetoliko lagoons, and Acheloos and	Biogenetic Reserves (-)	-
-	Mesolongi and Aetoliko lagoons	National Park (-)	62
1985	Kantilia-Valti (Astakou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
1985	To dasos tou Lesiniou Aitoloakarnanias	Diatiriteo mnimeio tis fysis (III)	<1
1985	Lesini Ash Forest	Natural Monument (-)	<1
2001	Asprolithi Dimou Mesolongiou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	3
2006	Ethniko Parko limnothalasson Mesolongiou – Aitolikou, kato rou kai ekvolon Acheloou kai Evinou kai nison Echinadon	Ethniko Parko (VI)	68
2006	Zones prostasias tis fysis PF1, PF2, PF3 kai PF4 Ethnikou Parkou limnothalasson Mesolongiou	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (VI)	67
2006	Perifereiakes perioches PP1, PP2, PP3, PP4, PP5, PP6, PP7 kai Perifereiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou Mesolongiou	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou (VI)	4
2006	Zones apolytis prostasias AP1, AP2, AP3 kai AP4 Ethnikou Parkou limnothalasson Mesolongiou	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (Ia)	1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	8	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	7	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	50
other	5
agriculture	-
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mesolongi and Aitoliko lagoons, Acheloos delta and Evinos estuary (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mesolongi-and-aitoliko-lagoons-acheloos-delta-and-evinos-estuary-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.