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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of 16 islands characterized by cliffs and rocky shores. The dominant vegetation is phrygana and maquis with some olive-groves and cereal fields. Human activities include livestock-farming, fishing, hunting and recreation.
This is an important area for breeding seabirds and species typical of Mediterranean scrub. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Increasing tourism is the most important threat. The area is a candidate SAC.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fournoi island (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fournoi-island-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.
