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Islets of western Limnos and cape Mourtzeflos


IBA Criteria

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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IBA Protection

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

Habitats

IUCN Habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Coastline Rock stacks and islets -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
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Land use

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