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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 (1995)	50–60 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Nisides Armathia kai Makronisi tis Kasou, Antitilos kai Gaidaros tis Tilou….klp	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
2004	Nisides Arkoi, Marathoi kai Vrachonisides Anydro, Petrokaravo Dimou Patmou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	70	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land; Urban parks and gardens
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
military	10
tourism/recreation	10
urban/industrial/transport	10
not utilised	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Patmos island and surrounding islets (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/patmos-island-and-surrounding-islets-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.