Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae | LC | breeding | 1996 | 5-50 breeding pairs | B2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sifnos: Profitis Ilias Mechri Dytikes Aktes Kai Thalassia Periochi | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,092 | protected area overlaps with site | 516 |
| Profitis Ilias/Apollonia Sifnou | Game Refuge | 150 | protected area contained by site | 150 |
| Profitis Ilias (Apollonias Sifnou) | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 134 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
| Marine Neritic | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Sifnos. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-sifnos-iba-greece on 30/09/2023.
