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The site was identified as important in 2012 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	< 50 breeding pairs	B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Limni Paralimniou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	77
2009	Limni Paralimniou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	77

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land	100
Wetlands (inland)		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paralimni Lake (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paralimni-lake-iba-cyprus on 22/11/2024.