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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A complex of small islands and islets east of Naxos. The majority are covered with maquis and phrygana. Human activities include fishing, stock-raising, tourism and hunting.
This is an important site for breeding seabirds and raptors associated with coastal cliffs. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Larus audouinii.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from tourism developments and introduced rats and cats. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mikres Kyklades island complex (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mikres-kyklades-island-complex-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.
