Agia Thekla - Liopetri River (Cyprus) IBA | Details

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Agia Thekla - Liopetri River This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2022 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	winter (2021–2022)	1–2 birds	B1b

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2022	not assessed	very high	low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	rapid decline (>30% over 3 generations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1984	Potamos Liopetriou	National Forest Park (II)	13
2014	Makronisos	Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης (IV)	10

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	63	Other urban and industrial areas; Arable land
Shrubland	28	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Neritic	9
Marine Intertidal	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Agia Thekla - Liopetri River (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/agia-thekla--liopetri-river-iba-cyprus on 22/12/2024.