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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (1997)	5,000 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Palmitsi-Kampos (Evzonon & Mikrou Dasous)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	10
1977	Eidomeni (Altsakiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland)	70	Rivers and streams
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land
Forest	10	Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use	% of IBA
water management	30
agriculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Axios (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-axios-iba-greece on 08/01/2025.