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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
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

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

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

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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 23/12/2024.