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 | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus | LC | breeding | 2012 | 10-15 breeding pairs | C6 |
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea | LC | breeding | 2007-2012 | 100-160 breeding pairs | B2 |
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | breeding | 2007-2012 | 20-50 breeding pairs | A1, B3, C1 |
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | breeding | 2005-2012 | 31-42 breeding pairs | C6 |
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | breeding | 1996-2012 | 14-22 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis | LC | resident | 1996 | 2,000-3,000 breeding pairs | A4i, B1i, C3 |
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae | LC | breeding | 2005 | 1 individuals | B2 |
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 4-5 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category 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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Stroudoular--Ag. Pantes/Lefkon--Kostou | Game Refuge | 600 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Nisoi Despotiko Kai Strongylo Kai Thalassia Zoni | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,858 | protected area contained by site | 932 |
Nisides Parou Kai Notia Antiparos Kai Thalassia Periochi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 25,699 | protected area contained by site | 1,670 |
Agioi Pantes - Stroumpoula Nisou Parou | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 317 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Marine Neritic | - | |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paros and Antiparos islands and surrounding islets. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paros-and-antiparos-islands-and-surrounding-islets-iba-greece on 05/12/2023.