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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
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	resident (1996)	10–12 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Ygrotopoi Samou (Alyki, Glyfada, Kampos Choras)	Prostatevomenos fysikos schimatismos, prostatevomeno topio kai stoiheia tou topiou (IV)	10
2002	Argyrou, Psili Ammos Dimou Vatheos	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Psili Ammos lagoon, Samos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/psili-ammos-lagoon-samos-iba-greece on 26/12/2024.