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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
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (1996)	5–50 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1981	Profitis Ilias (Apollonias Sifnou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	4
1981	Profitis Ilias/Apollonia Sifnou	Game Refuge (-)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	55	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	15
Marine Neritic	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
fisheries/aquaculture	5
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
not utilised	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Northern Sifnos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/northern-sifnos-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.