GR192
Dionysades islets, Crete


IBA Justification

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
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea LC breeding (1998–2012) 710–1,010 pairs B1ii, B2, C2, C6
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan VU breeding (1998–2012) 15–20 pairs A1, C1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC passage (2004–2006) present A1, C1
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae LC breeding (2004–2005) 560–620 pairs A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2001 Dionysades nisoi Dimou Siteias Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 80 Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 20
Marine Neritic major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture -
agriculture -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dionysades islets, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dionysades-islets-crete-iba-greece on 08/12/2024.