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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A coastal river delta with saltmarsh, brackish coastal lagoons, wet grassland and reedbeds (
Phragmites).
This is an important site for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from the expansion of agriculture and increased industrial and tourism developments. The area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International None220 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Reserve (Tsourakia-Gefyra Amfipolis/Amfipolis-Neon, 220 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Strymonas estuary (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/strymonas-estuary-iba-greece on 24/11/2024.
