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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
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1996	5 breeding pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1996	frequent	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1996	5-10 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	A3
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1996	uncommon	A3, B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	common	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	common	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1996	common	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	1996	common	A3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding	1996	100-250 breeding pairs	A1, A3, B2, C1, C2, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1996	common	A3, B3, C6

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)
Xerolimni (Vatousas-Skalochoriou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,241	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Vatheia Koilada-Kelemia (Antissas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	446	protected area contained by site	446
To apolithomeno dasos tis Lesvou	Diatiriteo mnimeio tis fysis	13,771	protected area overlaps with site	0
Thalassia Periochi Dytikis Lesvou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	21,369	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Skamniouda (Antissas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	780	protected area contained by site	780
Petrified Forest of Lesbos Island	Natural Monument	15,000	protected area overlaps with site	12,062
Notiodytiki Chersonisos; Apolithomeno Dasos Lesvou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	28,748	is identical to site	28,819
Mesoros (Agra)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	699	protected area overlaps with site	699
Megalonisi-Nisioti (Sigriou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	94	protected area contained by site	94
Maliontas-Tavari-Krouso (Mesotopou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	911	protected area overlaps with site	864
Lesvos: Kolpos Kallonis Kai Chersaia Paraktia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18,805	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lesvos: Dytiki Chersonisos - Apolithomeno Dasos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20,543	protected area overlaps with site	14,704
Lesvos Paraktioi Ygrotopoi Kai Kolpos Kallonis	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14,780	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Apolithomena (Sigriou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2,007	protected area contained by site	2,007

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Water fringe vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southwestern Lesvos and Petrified forest. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southwestern-lesvos-and-petrified-forest-iba-greece on 24/09/2023.