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Country/territory: Greece

IBA Criteria met: A1, A4ii, B1ii, B1iii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here

Area: 24,012 ha

Protection status:

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description
A complex of 16 islands characterized by cliffs and rocky shores. The dominant vegetation is phrygana and maquis with some olive-groves and cereal fields. Human activities include livestock-farming, fishing, hunting and recreation.

Key biodiversity
This is an important area for breeding seabirds and species typical of Mediterranean scrub. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fournoi island. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/01/2021.