GR157
Ios, Sikinos and Folegandros islands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):
Species Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan VU breeding 1996 100-1,000 breeding pairs A4ii, B1ii, B3, C2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus LC resident 1996 2-7 breeding pairs B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata LC resident 1996 2-4 breeding pairs B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC resident 1996 3-7 breeding pairs B2, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia LC breeding 1997 frequent B3, C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Rachidia--Trypales/ Folegandros Game Refuge 400 protected area contained by site 400
Rachidia Trypoules (Folegandrou) Katafygio Agrias Zois 406 protected area contained by site 0
Folegandros Anatoliki Mechri Dytiki Sikino Kai Thalassia Zoni Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 7,047 protected area overlaps with site 4,429
Folegandros Anatoliki Mechri Dytiki Sikino Kai Thalassia Zoni Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 7,047 protected area overlaps with site 0
Anemomyloi-Psathi-Kalamos-Profitis Ilias (Iou) Katafygio Agrias Zois 3,659 protected area contained by site 0
Anemomyloi--Psathokalamos-Pr. Ilias Iou Game Refuge 3,700 protected area contained by site 3,700

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs -
Marine Neritic -
Marine Coastal/Supratidal -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ios, Sikinos and Folegandros islands. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ios-sikinos-and-folegandros-islands-iba-greece on 24/09/2023.