Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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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 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Southwestern Lesvos and Petrified forest. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 29/01/2023.