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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
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus	NT	passage (-)	250 individuals	A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (-)	common	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Tsouraki-Gefyra (Amfipolis)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	11
2001	Ekvoles Strymona Dimos Orfanou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Grassland	5	Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Marine Intertidal	-
Marine Neritic	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
fisheries/aquaculture	30
water management	30
urban/industrial/transport	10

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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 08/01/2025.