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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
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding (1996)	90–100 pairs	B1i, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Eli Neas Fokaias - Dimotika Diamerismata Neas Fokaias kai Potidaias Dimou Pallinis Kassandras	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	70

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	25	Native coniferous woodland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-

Land use	% of IBA
water management	70
tourism/recreation	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nea Fokaia marshes (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nea-fokaia-marshes-iba-greece on 27/12/2024.