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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-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (1997)	120 pairs	B2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	non-breeding (1997)	40 birds	A1, C1
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (1997)	20 pairs	B2
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident (1997)	common	B3, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (1997)	common	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kalos Gialas/Plati - Arzou - Rizion - Filakiou	Wildlife Refuge (-)	2
1990	Kalos Gyalos (Platis-Arzou-Rizion)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Alluvial and very wet forest
Wetlands (inland)	25	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands
Shrubland	5	Scrub

Land use	% of IBA
military	80
water management	30
agriculture	20
fisheries/aquaculture	10
urban/industrial/transport	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Evros and Ardas riparian forest (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-evros-and-ardas-riparian-forest-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.