Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea | LC | breeding | 2007-2012 | 50-150 breeding pairs | B2 |
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | breeding | 2007-2012 | 50-150 breeding pairs | A1, B3, C1 |
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis | LC | breeding | 2009-2011 | 120 breeding pairs | B1i, B3, C2, C6 |
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | breeding | 1998-2012 | 22-65 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae | LC | breeding | 2005 | 341 breeding pairs | A4ii, B2, C2 |
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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Plá¿-Korakia-Parthenomytos (Moudrou) | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 689 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Nisides Kai Vrachonisides Limnou: Nisos Sergitsi Kai Nisides Diavates; Kompio, Kastria, Tigani, Karkalas, Prasonisi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 115 | protected area overlaps with site | 125 |
Nisida Sideritis (Sergitsi) tou Dimou Atsikis nisou Limnou | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 102 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Mitakas-Agios Athanasios-Agios Ioannis (Kornou-Kaspaka-Myrinas) | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 780 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Limnos; Limnes Chortarolimni Kai Alyki, Kolpos Moudrou Elos Diapori Kai Chersonisos Fakos, Nisos Sergitsi Kai Nisides Diavates Kompiokastria, Tigani, Karkalas, Prasonisi Kai Thalassia Periochi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 42,758 | protected area contains site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Coastline | Rock stacks and islets | - |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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not utilised | - |
water management | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Islets of western Limnos and cape Mourtzeflos. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.