Lalzi Bay (2912)
Albania, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Gjiri i Lalzit
Central coordinates: Latitude: 41.3000, Longitude: 19.5000
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 13.39524
Protected area coverage (%): 0.85
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A coastal area north of the town of Durresi, including mainly sea inlets and coastal features important for wintering ducks, and a sandy shore with a few small brackish lagoons. The site also includes the outlet of the Erzeni river. The main land-uses are agriculture, grazing, hunting, and fishing.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard. KBA identified by the 2010 CEPF Mediterranean Ecosystem Profile process. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow the 2008 IUCN Red List. No KBA trigger-species data have been provided, but the site is thought to hold significant populations of species which, although not yet Red-List-assessed at the global level, are considered likely to have restricted ranges, and the site is therefore tagged with the KBA Irreplaceability 1 criterion.
Additional biodiversity: This is an important site for wintering and migratory waterbirds, with 10,000 individuals recorded in January 1996.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | fisheries/aquaculture (10%) | forestry (30%) | hunting (80%) | military (10%) | tourism/recreation (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 10 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 30 | |
| Shrubland | 10 | |
| Grassland | 3 | |
| Marine Neritic | 40 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 3 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 3 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: As in most Albanian wetlands, disturbance by farmers, fishermen, gatherers, tourists and grazing animals limit the reproductive success of breeding waterbirds.