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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea	LC	breeding	1996	35 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris	CR	passage	1988	2 individuals	A1, C1
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1996	4-7 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	1996	10-15 breeding pairs	A1, C1

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Kos: Akrotirio Louros - Limni Psalidi - Oros Dikaios - Alyki - Paraktia Thalassia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2000	Agios Fokas - Psalidi - Kastelo - Iraklis Nisou Ko	Katafygio Agrias Zois	8
2000	Asfendiou - Pyliou Dimou Dikaiou Nisou Ko	Katafygio Agrias Zois	7
2001	Kos: Limni Psalidi - Alyki	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2002	Ygroviotopos Alykis periochis Vá¿ Alykis Dimou Dikaiou Nisou Ko - Apo Koinotiton Pyliou kai Asfendiou Nisou Ko	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2
2006	Ygrotopos kai akti Psalidiou Dimou Ko	Periochi prostasias tis fysis	<1
2006	Ygrotopos kai akti Psalidiou Dimou Ko - Perifereiaki zoni	Periferiaki zoni periohis prostasias tis fysis	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	50
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	32
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	9
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Marine Neritic		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
forestry	20
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Dikaios, lake Psalidi and Alyki lagoon, Kos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-dikaios-lake-psalidi-and-alyki-lagoon-kos-iba-greece on 22/11/2024.