GR137
Kalloni Gulf, Lesvos


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding 2005-2008 1-4 breeding pairs B2, C6
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus LC winter 2005-2008 500-1,400 individuals A4i, B1i, C2
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan VU non-breeding 2005-2009 800-1,100 individuals A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC breeding 1993 34-39 breeding pairs C6
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus LC breeding 2005-2008 frequent B2

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Oros Olympos Lesvou Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 14,812 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Notiodytiki Chersonisos; Apolithomeno Dasos Lesvou Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 28,748 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Lesvos: Kolpos Kallonis Kai Chersaia Paraktia Zoni Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 18,805 protected area overlaps with site 5,041
Lesvos Paraktioi Ygrotopoi Kai Kolpos Kallonis Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 14,780 protected area overlaps with site 2,821

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Native coniferous woodland -
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Artificial/Terrestrial Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Intertidal -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
fisheries/aquaculture -
tourism/recreation -
urban/industrial/transport -
water management -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalloni Gulf, Lesvos. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalloni-gulf-lesvos-iba-greece on 19/03/2024.