CY001
Karpasia Peninsula - Kleides Islands


Country/territory: Cyprus
Subnational region(s): Famagusta District

IBA Justification: A1, A2, A3, B2, B3, C1, C6 (2012)

Area: 58,861 hectares (588.61 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): BirdLife Cyprus

Conservation status of the Important Bird Area (IBA)
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2013 not assessed low not assessed

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Scale = 1 : 433K
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Site summary
The remote, relatively un-spoilt and picturesque Karpasia Peninsula, with its rolling hills, juniper-dominated shrubland and low-intensity farmland is one of the outstanding IBAs in Cyprus important for its characteristic Mediterranean bird community. The site is also Endemic Bird Area, and is significant for no fewer than four species of global conservation concern like the Roller and the Audouin’s Gull. The rocky Kleides islands and the islet of Lefkoniso are the only breeding sites in Cyprus for this gull species.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karpasia Peninsula - Kleides Islands (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karpasia-peninsula--kleides-islands-iba-cyprus on 31/01/2025.