GR166
Mount Dikaios, lake Psalidi and Alyki lagoon, Kos


IBA Justification

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
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).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
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

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
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 -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

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.