GR177
Agioi Theodoroi islet, Crete


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae LC breeding (1982) 55–65 pairs A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Island of Thodorou Game Breeding Station Breeding Station (-) 100

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 90 Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 5
Marine Neritic 5

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 95
fisheries/aquaculture 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Agioi Theodoroi islet, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/agioi-theodoroi-islet-crete-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.