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 |
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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).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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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 |
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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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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.