Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA Criteria met: A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 11,854 ha
Site description
A remote island and the surrounding rocky islets in the northern Aegean Sea. The dominant vegetation is phrygana.
Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding seabirds, raptors and for passage migrants. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Falco naumanni (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Agios Efstratios island. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/01/2022.
