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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding (1999–2001)	9–37 pairs	A1, C1
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (2003–2008)	frequent	C6
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (2003–2008)	frequent	B2
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding (2003–2008)	uncommon	B3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	breeding (2003–2008)	1 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Kastelia Agios Dimitrios (Mithymna-Argenou-Lepetymnou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	45	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	30	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	10
Marine Intertidal	5
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
tourism/recreation	15
urban/industrial/transport	10

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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.