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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The scrub-dominated islands in the South Cyclades and the adjacent rocky islets. Human activities include tourism, fishing, arable agriculture and livestock-farming.
The area is important for breeding seabirds and raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Larus audouinii.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are tourism and infrastructure developments and hunting. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International None3,700 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Anemomyloi-Psathokalamos-Pr. Ilias Iou, 3,700 ha). 400 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Rachidia-Trypales/ Folegandros, 400 ha).
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 22/12/2024.
