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Prespa National Park and Varnountas mountains


IBA Justification

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
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC winter (1994) 150–8,850 birds B1i, C3
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides LC breeding (1996) 10–20 pairs C2, C6
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus NT breeding (1996) 500 pairs A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus LC breeding (1996) 100 pairs B2, C6
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus LC resident (1996) 314–400 pairs A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC breeding (1996) 733 pairs B1i, C3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Prespes national park (Juniperus forest) Biogenetic Reserves (-) <1
1974 Prespes Ethnikos Drymos (perifereiaki zoni) (VI) 40
1974 Prespes Ethnikos Drymos (pirinas) (II) 15
2003 Sfikas Dimou Prespon Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 7
2009 Ethniko Parko limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas Ethniko Parko (VI) 100
2009 Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Prostasias tis Fysis B2, B4, B6 Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (VI) 74
2009 Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Prostasias tis Fysis B1, B3, B5, B7 Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (IV) 14
2009 Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Oikoanaptyxis OIK1, OIK2, OIK3, OIK4, OIK5, OIK6 Alla (VI) 10
2009 Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Zones Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis A1, A2, A3 Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (Ia) 1
2009 Ethniko Parko Limnon Mikris kai Megalis Prespas - Prostatevomenoi Fysikoi Schimatismoi kai Stoicheia tou Topiou S5, S6 Alla (III) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 40 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Wetlands (inland) 30 Standing freshwater; Shingle or stony beaches; Water fringe vegetation
Artificial/Terrestrial 10 Arable land
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) minor (<10)
Grassland - Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Humid grasslands

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 40
fisheries/aquaculture 27
agriculture 15
nature conservation and research 5
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prespa National Park and Varnountas mountains (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prespa-national-park-and-varnountas-mountains-iba-greece on 06/12/2024.