Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | breeding | 2001-2010 | 9-21 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
| Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae | LC | breeding | 2005 | 57 breeding pairs | B2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serifos: Paraktia Zoni Kai Nisides Serifopoula; Piperi Kai Vous | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 5,391 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Notia Serifos | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 4,754 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,914 |
| Kentarchos-Galini (Serifos) | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 1,121 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Kentarchos--Galini/Serifos | Game Refuge | 800 | protected area contained by site | 800 |
| Chora-Agia Kyriaki (Serifos) | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 226 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Chora--AG. Kiriaki/Serifos | Game Refuge | 200 | protected area contained by site | 200 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
| Marine Neritic | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| fisheries/aquaculture | - |
| tourism/recreation | - |
| urban/industrial/transport | - |
| not utilised | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Serifos island. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/serifos-island-iba-greece on 26/09/2023.
