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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2022 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
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii	LC	winter (2021–2022)	10–20 adults	B1b

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2022. The most recent assessment (2022) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists, but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	98	Other urban and industrial areas
Marine Intertidal	2
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kato Pafos Lighthouse Area (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kato-pafos-lighthouse-area-iba-cyprus on 22/12/2024.