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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	breeding (1996)	100–1,000 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B3, C2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (1996)	2–4 pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident (1996)	2–7 pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (1996)	3–7 pairs	B2, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (1997)	frequent	B3, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Anemomyloi-Psathi-Kalamos-Profitis Ilias (Iou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	20
1976	Anemomyloi--Psathokalamos-Pr. Ilias Iou	Game Refuge (-)	19
1984	Rachidia Trypoules (Folegandrou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
1984	Rachidia--Trypales/ Folegandros	Game Refuge (-)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	70	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Marine Neritic	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
not utilised	20
fisheries/aquaculture	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ios, Sikinos and Folegandros islands (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ios-sikinos-and-folegandros-islands-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.