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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Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea | LC | breeding | 1996 | 35 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris | CR | passage | 1988 | 2 individuals | A1, C1 |
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | resident | 1996 | 4-7 breeding pairs | B2 |
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding | 1996 | 10-15 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
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) |
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Ygroviotopos Alykis periochis Vá¿ Alykis Dimou Dikaiou Nisou Ko - Apo Koinotiton Pyliou kai Asfendiou Nisou Ko | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 231 | protected area contained by site | 231 |
Ygrotopos kai akti Psalidiou Dimou Ko - Perifereiaki zoni | Periferiaki zoni periohis prostasias tis fysis | 32 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Ygrotopos kai akti Psalidiou Dimou Ko | Periochi prostasias tis fysis | 49 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Kos: Limni Psalidi - Alyki | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 433 | protected area contained by site | 433 |
Kos: Akrotirio Louros - Limni Psalidi - Oros Dikaios - Alyki - Paraktia Thalassia Zoni | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10,124 | protected area contains site | 9,038 |
Asfendiou - Pyliou Dimou Dikaiou Nisou Ko | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 740 | protected area overlaps with site | 740 |
Agios Fokas - Psalidi - Kastelo - Iraklis Nisou Ko | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 2,144 | protected area overlaps with site | 840 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Native coniferous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Coastline | Lagoons, Salt marshes | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mount Dikaios, lake Psalidi and Alyki lagoon, Kos. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.