Spercheios valley and delta and Maliakos gulf (Greece) IBA | Details

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Spercheios valley and delta and Maliakos gulf

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	passage (-)	present	A1, C1
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	LC	winter (1990)	1,310 birds	A4i, B1i, B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	non-breeding (1963)	1 birds	A1, C1
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei	LC	winter (1994)	frequent	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Tern Sternula albifrons	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	C6
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	unknown (-)	min 20,000 birds	A4iii, C4

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Gefyra Spercheiou (Magoula Karali-Lianokladiou-Ladikou-Zileftou-Rodonias)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	5
1985	Goulina (Palaiovrachas-Kallitheas-Spercheiadas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	<1
1987	Ekvoles Spercheiou-Anthlili-Roditsa	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	4

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	30
Shrubland	10	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	5	Alluvial and very wet forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Marine Intertidal	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Spercheios valley and delta and Maliakos gulf (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/spercheios-valley-and-delta-and-maliakos-gulf-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.