Agios Efstratios island (Greece) IBA | Summary

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Agios Efstratios island

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Greece

IBA criteria met: B3 (2012)
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Area: 11,854 hectares (118.54 km²)

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A remote island and the surrounding rocky islets in the northern Aegean Sea. The dominant vegetation is phrygana.

Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding seabirds, raptors and for passage migrants. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Falco naumanni (passage).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Agios Efstratios island (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/agios-efstratios-island-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.