Strymonas estuary (Greece) IBA | Summary

GR018

Strymonas estuary

Current view: Summary

Country/territory: Greece
Subnational region(s): Central Macedonia; East Macedonia and Thrace

IBA Justification: A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2 (2000)

Area: 1,300 hectares (13.00 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A coastal river delta with saltmarsh, brackish coastal lagoons, wet grassland and reedbeds (Phragmites).

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Strymonas estuary (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/strymonas-estuary-iba-greece on 06/01/2025.