Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA criteria met: B1i, B3, C2, C6 (2012)
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Area: 14,907 hectares (149.07 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountainous island with oak Quercus forest in the north and extensive olive-groves and scrub in the south. The south-east is largely inaccessible.
Key biodiversity
The site is important for migratory species.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Samothraki island (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/samothraki-island-iba-greece on 21/12/2024.