| Country/Territory |
IBA Name |
IBA link |
| Albania |
Drini Delta |
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| Albania |
Karavasta Lagoon |
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| Albania |
Lake Megali Prespa |
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| Albania |
Lake Mikri Prespa |
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| Albania |
Lake Ohrid |
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| Albania |
Lake Shkodra (Lake Scadar) |
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| Albania |
Velipoja |
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| Armenia |
Armash fish-farm |
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| Armenia |
Metsamor |
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| Azerbaijan |
Divichi liman (or Lake Akzibir) |
|
| Azerbaijan |
Lake Mahmudchala |
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| Azerbaijan |
Lake Ych-chala (Novogolovka-chala) |
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| Azerbaijan |
Shahdidi spit |
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| Azerbaijan |
Shorgel lakes/Shirvan reserve |
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| Azerbaijan |
Varvara Reservoir |
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| Azerbaijan |
Yashma Island |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Hutovo blato |
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| Bulgaria |
Adata-Tundzha |
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| Bulgaria |
Atanasovsko Lake |
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| Bulgaria |
Belene Islands Complex |
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| Bulgaria |
Burgasko Lake |
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| Bulgaria |
Chengene Skele |
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| Bulgaria |
Durankulak Lake |
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| Bulgaria |
Gorni Dabnik-Telish Reservoir |
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| Bulgaria |
Ibisha Island |
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| Bulgaria |
Kalimok Complex |
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| Bulgaria |
Konush Reservoir |
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| Bulgaria |
Lakat Island |
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| Bulgaria |
Mandra-Poda complex |
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| Bulgaria |
Maritsa-Plovdiv |
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| Bulgaria |
Mechka Fish-ponds |
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| Bulgaria |
Orsoya Fish-ponds |
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| Bulgaria |
Ovtcharitsa Reservoir |
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| Bulgaria |
Plovdiv Fish-ponds |
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| Bulgaria |
Pozharevo Island |
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| Bulgaria |
Rozov Kladenets Reservoir |
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| Bulgaria |
Shabla Lake Complex |
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| Bulgaria |
Srebarna |
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| Bulgaria |
Svishtov-Belene Lowland |
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| Bulgaria |
Varna-Beloslav Lakes Complex |
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| Bulgaria |
Yatata |
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| Bulgaria |
Zlato Pole |
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| Croatia |
Alluvial wetlands of the River Danube |
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| Croatia |
Donji Miholjac fish-ponds |
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| Georgia |
Alazani Valley |
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| Georgia |
Jandari Lake |
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| Greece |
Axios, Loudias, and Aliakmon estuaries |
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| Greece |
Evros delta |
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| Greece |
Gallikos estuary and Kalohori lagoon |
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| Greece |
Kalamas estuary |
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| Greece |
Kompsatos valley |
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| Greece |
Lake Chimaditis and Lake Zazaris |
|
| Greece |
Lake Doirani |
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| Greece |
Lake Kastoria (Orestiada) |
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| Greece |
Lake Kerkini |
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| Greece |
Lake Mikri Prespa and Lake Megali Prespa |
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| Greece |
Lake Mitrikou (Ismarida) |
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| Greece |
Lake Vegoritis and Lake Petron |
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| Greece |
Lakes Volvi-Langada (or Koronia-Ag. Vasiliou) and Rentina Gorge (or Makedonika Tempi) |
|
| Greece |
Nestos gorge |
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| Greece |
Nestou delta and coastal lagoons |
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| Greece |
Northern Evros and Ardas riparian forest |
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| Greece |
Pinios delta |
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| Greece |
Porto Lagos, Lake Vistonis, and coastal lagoons (Lakes of Thrace) |
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| Greece |
River Axios |
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| Greece |
Strymon delta |
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| Hungary |
Hortobágy and Tisza-to |
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| Hungary |
Lake Kis-Balaton |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Amirkelayeh lake |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Anzali Mordab complex |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Bandar Kiashar lagoon and mouth of Sefid Rud |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Lavandavil Wildlife Refuge |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Miankaleh Peninsula and Gorgan Bay |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Seyed Mohalli, Zarin Kola and Larim Sara |
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| Iraq |
Central Marshes |
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| Iraq |
Haur Al Hammar |
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| Iraq |
Haur Om am Nyaj |
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| Israel |
Hula valley |
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| Israel |
Jezre'el, Harod and Bet She'an valleys |
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| Israel |
Zevulun valley |
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| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of |
Lake Dojran |
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| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of |
Lake Ohrid |
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| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of |
Lake Prespa |
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| Montenegro |
Lake Skadar |
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| Montenegro |
Ulcinj saltpans |
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| Romania |
Allah Bair - Capidava |
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| Romania |
Balta Mică a Brăilei |
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| Romania |
Balta Vederoasa |
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| Romania |
Bistreţ |
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| Romania |
Blahniţa |
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| Romania |
Braţul Borcea |
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| Romania |
Buhuşu reservoir - Bacău - Tătărăşti |
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| Romania |
Calafat - Ciuperceni - Dunăre |
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| Romania |
Comana |
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| Romania |
Confluenţa Olt - Dunăre |
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| Romania |
Cursul Dunării - Baziaş - Porţile de Fier |
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| Romania |
Danube Delta |
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| Romania |
Dunăre - Ostroave |
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| Romania |
Gruia - Gârla Mare |
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| Romania |
Iezerul Călăraşi |
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| Romania |
Ilfov reservoir |
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| Romania |
Lake Beibugeac (Plopu) |
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| Romania |
Lake Bugeac |
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| Romania |
Lake Dunăreni |
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| Romania |
Lake Oltina |
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| Romania |
Lake Siutghiol |
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| Romania |
Lake Strachina |
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| Romania |
Lake Techirghiol |
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| Romania |
Limanu - Herghelia |
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| Romania |
Olt valley |
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| Romania |
Ostrovu Lung - Gostinu |
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| Romania |
Stânca lake - Costeşti |
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| Romania |
Suhaia |
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| Romania |
Vedea - Dunăre |
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| Russia (European) |
Achikol'skiye lakes |
|
| Russia (European) |
Agrakhanski Bay (North Agrakhan) |
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| Russia (European) |
Kizlyar Bay |
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| Russia (European) |
Lake 'Southern Agrakhan' |
|
| Russia (European) |
Mekhteb reservoir |
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| Russia (European) |
Turali lakes |
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| Russia (European) |
Turalinskaya lagoon |
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| Serbia |
Danube loess bluffs |
|
| Serbia |
Derdap gorge |
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| Serbia |
Dubovac-Ram |
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| Serbia |
Ovcar-Kablar gorge |
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| Serbia |
Uzdin fish-pond |
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| Slovenia |
River Drava |
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| Syria |
Euphrates valley |
|
| Tajikistan |
Kayrakkum Reservoir |
|
| Tajikistan |
Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve |
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| Turkey |
Akşehir and Eber Lakes |
|
| Turkey |
Çaldiran Plain |
|
| Turkey |
Bafa Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Büyük Menderes Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Bendimahi Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Bulanık and Malazgirt Plains |
|
| Turkey |
Ereğli Plain |
|
| Turkey |
Eğirdir Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Gavur Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Göksu Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Güllük Bay |
|
| Turkey |
Gediz Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Hotamış Marshes |
|
| Turkey |
Işıklı Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Iğdır Plain |
|
| Turkey |
Karkamış |
|
| Turkey |
Köyceğiz Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Küçükçekmece Basin |
|
| Turkey |
Kocaçay Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Kuş Lake / Manyas Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Kızılırmak Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Lesser Menderes Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Marmara Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Meriç Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Sapanca Lake |
|
| Turkey |
Seyhan Delta |
|
| Turkey |
Southern Euphrates Valley and Birecik Plains |
|
| Turkey |
Sultan Marsh |
|
| Turkey |
Terkos Basin |
|
| Turkey |
Uluabat Lake |
|
| Turkey |
İznik Lake |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Deryatakyr |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Gurtli |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Ketteshor - Ramankol |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Khankhovuz |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Kopetdagkhovudan |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Mergen |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Muskinata |
|
| Turkmenistan |
Saryyazy |
|
| Ukraine |
Kagul lake |
|
| Ukraine |
Kugurluj and Kartal lakes |
|
| Ukraine |
River Danube |
|
| Ukraine |
Snake island |
|
| Ukraine |
Stentsivs'ko-Zhebriyanivs'ki plavni |
|
| Uzbekistan |
"Balykchi" Fish Farm |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Aktepe Reservoir and Three Lakes |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Ayakaghytma lake and surrounding desert |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Kagan Fish Farm |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Karakyr Lakes |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Northern shore of Aydarkul Lake |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Rogatoe Lake |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Sudochye Lake |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Tudakul and Kuymazar Reservoirs |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Tuzkan Lake |
|
| Uzbekistan |
Zholdyrbas Lake |
|
| Threat (level 1) |
Threat (level 2) |
Impact and Stresses |
| Agriculture & Aquaculture |
Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Agro-industry farming |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Minority (<50%) |
Negligible declines |
Low Impact: 4 |
|
| Biological resource use |
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Persecution/control |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Species mortality |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Dams & water management/use / Abstraction of surface water (unknown use) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Natural system modifications |
Dams & water management/use / Dams (size unknown) |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Slow, Significant Decline |
Medium Impact: |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion |
|
| Pollution |
Industrial & military effluents / Type Unknown/Unrecorded |
Timing |
Scope |
Severity |
Impact |
| Ongoing |
Majority (50-90%) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Stresses |
|---|
| Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Species mortality |
|
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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