Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan | VU | breeding | 1996 | 100-1,000 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1ii, B3, C2 |
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata | LC | resident | 1996 | 2-4 breeding pairs | B2 |
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 2-7 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 |
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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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 | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 7,047 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Folegandros Anatoliki Mechri Dytiki Sikino Kai Thalassia Zoni | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 7,047 | protected area overlaps with site | 4,429 |
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 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Sea | Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ios, Sikinos and Folegandros islands. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 14/08/2022.