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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of cliffs covered by maquis, phrygana, and olive-groves. Human activities include agriculture, tourism, fishing and hunting.
This is an important site for breeding raptors and for passage migrants.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from hunting, infrastructure and tourism developments. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International None150 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Profitis Ilias/Apollonia Sifnou, 150 ha).
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.
