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 |
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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 |
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) |
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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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | 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 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.