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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	40–75 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Petra tou Romiou	National Forest Park (II)	5
2014	Troodos Range to South West Shores	Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής (VI)	91
2014	Dasos Orites	Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης (IV)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	74
Shrubland	15	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	1	Other urban and industrial areas

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Aspro (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-aspro-iba-cyprus on 23/12/2024.