The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
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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 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA 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 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Marine Neritic | - | |
Forest | Native coniferous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Marine Intertidal | - | |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Dikaios, lake Psalidi and Alyki lagoon, Kos. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-dikaios-lake-psalidi-and-alyki-lagoon-kos-iba-greece on 04/10/2023.