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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A group of islands covered with maquis and phrygana and few trees. The main activities include fishing and stock-raising and some tourism.
The site is important for breeding seabirds, and breeding and passage raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Falco naumanni (passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is from intensive illegal hunting. Overfishing, disturbance and introduced cats and rats are also problems.
National Partial
International None1,230 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Xirokampos-Ftelia/Psaron, 1,230 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Psara and Antipsara islands and surrounding islets (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/psara-and-antipsara-islands-and-surrounding-islets-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.
