Mount Lepetymnos, Lesvos, and surrounding marine area (Greece) IBA | Summary

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Mount Lepetymnos, Lesvos, and surrounding marine area

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Greece

IBA criteria met: A1, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 (2012)
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Area: 14,403 hectares (144.03 km²)

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountain in the north of Lesvos. The vegetation is a mix of dense maquis, oak Quercus woodland, phrygana and olive-groves.

Key biodiversity
The site is of importance for breeding and passage raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Larus audouinii (non-breeding).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Lepetymnos, Lesvos, and surrounding marine area (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-lepetymnos-lesvos-and-surrounding-marine-area-iba-greece on 22/12/2024.