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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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1988	4 breeding pairs	B2

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)
Vjose-Narte	Pejsazh i Mbrojtur	19,738	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Vali i Vranishtit (burim i madh)	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella Haxhisë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Shëngjergjit ose e Bletës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Porto Palermos	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Pirateve,Dhërmi	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Haxhi Alise,Ilirianë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Duk Gjonit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shpella e Bilbilenjëve	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Shkëputje e re aktive e Llogarasë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rrapi i Palasës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rrapi i Hoxhë Dheut	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Rapi Laze	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Qiparisi i Kambanores së Kishës së Vunoit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Plepat e Pilurit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Pisha Flamur,Llogara	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mbihipja e Çikës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Mbihipja aktive e Dukatit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Llogara	Park Kombetar	1,010	protected area contained by site	0
Lisat e Pilurit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Karthi i Tërbaçit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park	Park Kombetar	12,428	protected area overlaps with site	0
Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park	Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)	12,527	protected area overlaps with site	0
Karaburun	Rezerve Natyrore e Menaxhuar	20,000	protected area contained by site	0
Kanioni i Gjipesë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Gjiri dhe shpellat e Gramës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Falezat e Sazanit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Delta e Përroit të Palasës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Bokërrimat e Tomorricës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)		-
Sea	Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Coastline	Lagoons, Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-
military	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vlora Bay, Karaburun Peninsula and Cika mountain. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 23/10/2021.