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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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)
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)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Coastline	Rock stacks and islets	-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
not utilised	-
water management	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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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.