Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | breeding | 1997-2012 | 11-35 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | resident | 1995 | 3-6 breeding pairs | B2 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 1995 | 20-25 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C1, C6 |
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae | LC | breeding | 2004 | 40 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2 |
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | resident | 1995 | 3-6 breeding pairs | B2, 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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Telendos (Kalymnion) | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 465 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Nisides Voreion Dodekanison Kai Thalassia Periochi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 47,123 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Nisides Lerou: Piganousa, Megalo Glaronisi, Mikro Glaronisi, Leriko | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 62 | protected area overlaps with site | 16 |
Nisides Kalymnou: Epano Nera; Sari, Telendos Kai Thalassia Periochi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 18,847 | protected area contained by site | 356 |
Nisides Chondros, Marmaras, Gialesinos kai Kouloundros tis Symis.... klp. | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 1,502 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Nisides Armathia kai Makronisi tis Kasou, Antitilos kai Gaidaros tis Tilou….klp | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 1,149 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Arkoi; Leipsoi, Agathonisi Kai Vrachonisides | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 12,461 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Agios Theologos - Chali Nisou Kalymnou | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 293 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Shingle or stony beaches | - |
Sea | Open Sea, Sea inlets and coastal features | - |
Coastline | Sea cliffs and rocky shores, Rock stacks and islets | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Urban parks and gardens | - |
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) | Caves | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kalymnos, Telendos, Kalolimnos islands and surrounding islets. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.