GR195
Kavalloi islets, Crete


IBA Justification

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
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae LC breeding (1989) 30–50 pairs B1iii, B2, C2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 90 Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 10

Land use

Land use % of IBA
unknown -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kavalloi islets, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kavalloi-islets-crete-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.