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GR103 Sperchios valley and delta-Maliakos gulf
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Criteria: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C4, C6
Coordinates:
38o 51' N
22o 32' E
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Altitude: 0-1000 m
Area: 34000 ha
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Site Description
The site contains the estuary of the Sperchios river, an area of extensive saltmarshes and reedbeds ( Phragmites ). Along the river is a mosaic of riverine forest, wet grassland and freshwater marsh.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (Arable land), Forest (5%, Alluvial and very wet forest), Sea/marine area (30%, Sea inlets and coastal features), Shrubland (10%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis), Wetland (50%, Mud flats and sand flats; Rivers and streams; Salt marshes; Sand dunes and beaches; Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters; Water fringe vegetation)
Land use: agriculture, fisheries/aquaculture, water management
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Protection status
National Low International Partial
1,225 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Ekvoles Sperchiou, 1,225 ha).
3966 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) YGROTOPOS EKVOLON (DELTA) SPERCHIOU(GR2440005).
Birds
This is an important area for species characteristic of riverine forest, reedbed and open water. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (passage, wintering), Aquila clanga (wintering), Falco naumanni (breeding). The site regularly holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter (including Anas crecca 4,250; Recurvirostra avosetta 1,310).
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| Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck | passage | 0 | - | - | unknown | A1, C1
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| Numenius tenuirostris Slender-billed Curlew | non-breeding | 1963 | 1 | - | good | A1, C1
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| Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet | winter | 1990 | 1310 | 1310 | average | A4i, B1i, B2, C6
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| Larus genei Slender-billed Gull | winter | 1994 | Frequent | unknown | A4i, B1i, C2
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| Sterna albifrons Little Tern | breeding | 1996 | Frequent | unknown | C6
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Conservation issues
The main threats are from agricultural expansion, drainage and infrastructure developments. Part of the riverine forest within the SPA has been cleared as a result of European Union funded flood-control work. The area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (high), construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (medium), drainage (high), filling-in of wetlands (medium), firewood collection (low), forest grazing (low), infrastructure (high), unsustainable exploitation (medium)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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