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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1995	common	B2
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	resident	1995	common	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1997	15-25 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1996	1-3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1997	frequent	B3, C6

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vounokalathou/Laermon--Lardou--Kalathou Rodou	Game Refuge	3,400	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vounokalathos (Laermon-Lardou-Pylona-Kalathou Rodou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3,326	protected area overlaps with site	0
Vagies Dimotikou Diamerismatos Massaron Dimou Archangelou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	95	protected area contained by site	0
Tsabika--Faliraki--Pr. Ilias--Psalidi/Archagelou--	Game Refuge	2,936	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rodos: Profitis Ilias - Epta Piges – Petaloudes - Remata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	11,312	protected area overlaps with site	3,487
Rodos: Akramytis; Armenistis, Attavyros, Remata Kai Thalassia Zoni (Karavola-Ormos Glyfada)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	27,438	protected area overlaps with site	12,605
Psalidi Dimon Kalitheas kai Afantou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,018	protected area overlaps with site	0
Prasonisi Dimotikou Diamerismatos Katavias Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	159	protected area contained by site	0
Panagia Tsampika Psili Dimou Archagkelou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	322	protected area overlaps with site	0
Notio Akro Rodou; Prasonisi, Ygrotopos Livadi Kattavias	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,894	protected area contained by site	2,403
Nisos Chalki Kai Nisides: Kolofona; Pano Prassouda, Tragousa, Strongyli, Agios Theodoros, Maelonisi Alimia, Krevvati, Nisaki, Makry Kai Thalassia Periochi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	35,320	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kolympion Dimou Afantou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	88	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kissos--Gina/ Lindou Rodou	Game Refuge	370	protected area overlaps with site	0
Katarti Dimotikou Diamerismatos Emponas Dimou Attavyrou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	148	protected area overlaps with site	0
Fysiko dasos kyparissiou ston Empona Rodou	Diatiriteo mnimeio tis fysis	184	protected area overlaps with site	0
Embonas cypress forest (Rhodos island)	Biogenetic Reserves	135	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dytiki Rodos: Ori Attavyros & Akramytis; Techniti Limni Apolakkias Kai Nisides Georgiou, Strongyli, Chtenies & Karavolas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13,047	protected area contained by site	13,103
Anatoliki Rodos: Profitis Ilias - Epta Piges - Ekvoli Loutani - Katergo; Rema Gadoura - Chersonisos Lindou - Nisides Pentanisa Kai Tetrapolis, Lofos Psalidi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13,383	protected area contained by site	11,841

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
not utilised	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Western, eastern and southern Rhodes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.