Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A coastal site including
Pinus forest, maquis, phrygana and cliffs. It includes the islet of Patroklou.
The site is important for species that occur in coastal scrub and forest.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from burning, urbanization and hunting. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International None3,500 ha of IBA covered by National Park (Sounio, 3,500 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lavreotiki peninsula and Patroklos islet (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lavreotiki-peninsula-and-patroklos-islet-iba-greece on 24/12/2024.