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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	50-249 breeding pairs	B2
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	LC	winter	2005-2011	400-1,200 individuals	B1i, C3
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2005-2011	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	2005-2011	2,000-15,000 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2005-2011	200-800 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2005-2011	100-500 individuals	B1i, C2
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	LC	passage	2005-2011	100-600 individuals	B1i, C2
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	LC	passage	2005-2011	100-750 individuals	B1i, C2
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2005-2012	2-55 breeding pairs	C6
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	passage	2005-2011	200-450 individuals	B1i, C2
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	breeding	2005-2012	12-125 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	NT	winter	2005-2012	10-40 individuals	C1
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	LC	passage	2005-2011	50-300 individuals	B1i, C2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage	2005-2011	2-7 individuals	A1, C1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	2005-2011	20-60 individuals	A1, C1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	passage	2005-2011	250-999 individuals	A1, C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	2005-2011	500-2,000 individuals	A1, B1iii, C1, C2
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	2005-2011	50-70 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	EN	passage	2005-2011	5-20 individuals	A1, C1
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	700-1,000 breeding pairs	B3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2005-2011	2,000-6,000 individuals	B1iv, C5
A4iii Species group - waterbirds	n/a	winter	2005-2011	6,000-22,000 individuals	A4iii, C4

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2016) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1963	Limassol Lake (Akrotiri)	Game Reserve ("Hunting Preserve")	-
2003	Limassol Lake (Akrotiri)	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	29
2010	SBAs Special Protection Area Episkopi Cliffs	Other	7
2010	SBAs Special Protection Area Akrotiri Cliffs	Other	5
2010	SBAs Special Protection Area Akrotiri Wetlands	Other	48
2016	GF_10	Μόνιμα Απαγορευμένη Περιοχή Κυνηγίου	30
2016	GF_07	Μόνιμα Απαγορευμένη Περιοχή Κυνηγίου	16
2016	GF_12	Μόνιμα Απαγορευμένη Περιοχή Κυνηγίου	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		36
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	26
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		22
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	16

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akrotiri Peninsula - Episkopi Cliffs (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akrotiri-peninsula--episkopi-cliffs-iba-cyprus on 22/11/2024.