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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
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter (1996)	200–1,300 birds	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter (-)	26 birds	A1, C1
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (-)	abundant	A1, C1
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	winter (1996)	400 birds	B1ii, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	B2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1996)	120–500 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1996)	10–35 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1996)	abundant	A1, C1
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1996)	250–1,800 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	resident (1996)	common	B2, C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident (-)	max 50 pairs	B1i, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (1996)	150–3,300 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1996)	20–40 pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident (-)	40–70 pairs	B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding (1993)	25–33 pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage (2000)	rare	A1, C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (1996)	20–100 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (-)	300–700 pairs	B3, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1996)	80–450 pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (1997)	4–16 birds	A1, C1
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (-)	10 pairs	B2
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident (-)	abundant	B3, C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (-)	abundant	A1, C1
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	B2, C6
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (-)	common	B2
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis (Delta Nestou - Vistonidas - Ismaridas)	National Park (-)	92
2001	Kotza Orman Nestou Dimou Topeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	38
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Ethniko Parko (V)	90
2008	Prostatevomena topia Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla (VI)	45
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis - Periochi prostasias tis fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (VI)	42
2008	Periochi oikoanaptixis Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla (V)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands
Marine Neritic	7
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
water management	50
fisheries/aquaculture	30
agriculture	20
forestry	10
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nestos delta and coastal lagoons (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nestos-delta-and-coastal-lagoons-iba-greece on 22/12/2024.