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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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)
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	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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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.