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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter (1997)	2,300 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter (-)	800 birds	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter (1990)	40 birds	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter (1996)	250–1,200 birds	B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter (1996)	3,000–14,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident (-)	frequent	C6
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter (-)	2,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter (1995)	1,150–6,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter (1996)	1,500–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter (1996)	2,000–29,000 birds	B1i, C3
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	winter (-)	500 birds	B1ii, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (-)	80–130 pairs	B2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage (-)	400 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding (-)	50–150 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter (1996)	45–550 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter (1995)	120–250 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (1995)	350–700 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1995)	2,350–3,300 birds	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter (-)	2,200 birds	B1i, C3
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	B2, C6
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	resident (-)	abundant	B3, C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident (-)	abundant	B2
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	LC	breeding (1995)	5–15 pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage (2000)	1 birds	A1, C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	B2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding (1997)	400 pairs	B3, C2, C6
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	B2
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	B2, C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter (1996)	20,000-49,999 birds	A4iii, C4

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis (Delta Nestou - Vistonidas - Ismaridas)	National Park (-)	89
1978	Fanari-Porto Lagos	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	3
2001	Limni Vistonida - Lagous Dimou Avdiron	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	31
2001	Kompsatou Dimou Iasmou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	17
2001	Xirolimni Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	1
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Ethniko Parko (V)	96
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis - Periochi prostasias tis fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (VI)	63
2008	Prostatevomena topia Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla (VI)	22
2008	Periochi oikoanaptixis Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla (V)	11

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands
Marine Neritic	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	70
agriculture	20
water management	20
nature conservation and research	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Porto Lagos, lake Vistonida and coastal lagoons (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/porto-lagos-lake-vistonida-and-coastal-lagoons-iba-greece on 22/12/2024.