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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	1997	2,300 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Mute Swan Cygnus olor	LC	winter	-	800 individuals	B1i, C3
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus	VU	winter	1990	40 individuals	A1, C1
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	1996	250-1,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Pochard Aythya ferina	VU	winter	1996	3,000-14,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	resident	-	frequent	C6
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	LC	winter	-	2,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	winter	1995	1,150-6,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	1996	1,500-5,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	LC	winter	1996	2,000-29,000 individuals	B1i, C3
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	winter	-	500 individuals	B1ii, C2
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	-	80-130 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	-	400 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	-	50-150 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Great White Egret Ardea alba	LC	winter	1996	45-550 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	winter	1995	120-250 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage	1995	350-700 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	1995	2,350-3,300 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	LC	winter	-	2,200 individuals	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 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	2000	1 individuals	A1, C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B2
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus	LC	breeding	1997	400 breeding 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 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis (Delta Nestou - Vistonidas - Ismaridas)	National Park	89
1975	Lake Vistonis, Porto Lagos, Lake Ismaris & adjoining lagoons	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	82
1978	Fanari-Porto Lagos	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3
1995	Limnes Kai Limnothalasses Tis Thrakis - Evryteri Periochi Kai Paraktia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	86
2001	Limni Vistonida - Lagous Dimou Avdiron	Katafygio Agrias Zois	31
2001	Kompsatou Dimou Iasmou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	17
2001	Xirolimni Dimou Aigeirou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Ethniko Parko	96
2008	Limnes Vistonis; Ismaris - Limnothalasses Porto Lagos, Alyki Ptelea, Xirolimni, Karatza	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	77
2008	Ethniko Parko Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis - Periochi prostasias tis fysis	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	63
2008	Prostatevomena topia Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	22
2008	Periochi oikoanaptixis Ethnikou Parkou Anatolikis Makedonias kai Thrakis	Alla	11

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Marine Neritic		5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		major (>10)
Marine Intertidal		major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 22/11/2024.