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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
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding	1995-2012	6-40 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	2004-2005	94 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2, C6

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 (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Voreia Amorgos Kai Kinaros; Levitha, Mavra, Glaros Kai Thalassia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	13
2001	Nisoi Kinaros Kai Levitha Kai Nisides Liadia; Plaka, Glaros, Mavra Kai Thalassia Periochi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2002	Nisides Armathia kai Makronisi tis Kasou, Antitilos kai Gaidaros tis Tilou….klp	Katafygio Agrias Zois	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5
Marine Neritic		major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	75
not utilised	20
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kinaros and Levitha islands and surrounding islets (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kinaros-and-levitha-islands-and-surrounding-islets-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.