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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
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding (1997–2012)	11–35 pairs	A1, C1
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident (1995)	3–6 pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1995)	20–25 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (2004)	40 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (1995)	3–6 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Telendos (Kalymnion)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
2002	Nisides Chondros, Marmaras, Gialesinos kai Kouloundros tis Symis.... klp.	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	1
2002	Nisides Armathia kai Makronisi tis Kasou, Antitilos kai Gaidaros tis Tilou….klp	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land; Urban parks and gardens
Marine Intertidal	5
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	minor (<10)	Caves
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
military	15
tourism/recreation	10
not utilised	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kalymnos, Telendos, Kalolimnos islands and surrounding islets (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kalymnos-telendos-kalolimnos-islands-and-surrounding-islets-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.