Current view: Data table and detailed info
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'):
The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) 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) |
Nisides Chondros, Marmaras, Gialesinos kai Kouloundros tis Symis.... klp.
|
Katafygio Agrias Zois |
1,502 |
protected area overlaps with site |
0 |
Erimonisia Seskli-Nimos (Symis)
|
Katafygio Agrias Zois |
649 |
protected area contained by site |
0 |
Anatoliko Tmima Nisou Symis Kai Nisides Kouloundros Seskli; Troumpeto, Marmaras, Karavalonisi, Megalonisi, Gialesino, Oxeia, Chondros, Platy, Nimos Kai Thalassia Periochi Nisou Symis
|
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) |
9,875 |
protected area contained by site |
2,303 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) |
Habitat detail |
Extent (% of site) |
Forest |
Native coniferous woodland |
- |
Shrubland |
Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
- |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land |
- |
Marine Neritic |
|
- |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
|
- |
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click
here.
Land-use |
Extent (% of site) |
agriculture |
- |
fisheries/aquaculture |
- |
military |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
not utilised |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Symi island and surrounding islets. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/symi-island-and-surrounding-islets-iba-greece on 19/03/2024.