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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,500-3,000 breeding pairs	B2
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	250-999 breeding pairs	B2
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding	2005-2011	5-25 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	< 50 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	2005-2011	15-28 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	breeding	2005-2011	300-400 breeding pairs	B2
Cyprus Scops-owl Otus cyprius	LC	breeding	2005-2011	300-600 breeding pairs	B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	2005-2011	20-60 individuals	A1, C1
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	30-120 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	passage	2005-2011	250-1,000 individuals	A1, C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	2005-2011	50-500 individuals	A1, C1
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	30-60 breeding pairs	A3
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2,000-4,000 breeding pairs	B2
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	10,000-15,000 breeding pairs	A2, A3, B3, C6
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding	2005-2011	4,000-8,000 breeding pairs	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	breeding	2005-2011	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A3
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,500-2,500 breeding pairs	A2, A3, B3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	2005-2011	400-900 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	2005-2011	40-60 breeding pairs	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		76
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	10
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	9
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	4
Grassland		minor (<10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karpasia Peninsula - Kleides Islands (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karpasia-peninsula--kleides-islands-iba-cyprus on 22/11/2024.