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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage (-)	common	A1, C1
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (1982)	40–60 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Foinikodasos Vái Lasithiou	Aisthitiko dasos (III)	<1
2001	Vá¿ Dimou Itanou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	1
2004	Plá¿ Marazaki Dimou Itanou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	80	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
tourism/recreation	20
military	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northeastern peninsula of Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northeastern-peninsula-of-crete-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.