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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
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (1995)	2–3 pairs	B2, C6
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident (1995)	common	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Vananta-Vourgounta-Stió¿-Avlonas-Tristomo (Olympou-Karpathou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	34
1989	Vananta--Vrochounta--Stioi-Avlona--Tristomo/Olympo	Game Refuge (-)	20

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	78	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	8
Forest	5	Native coniferous woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	85
not utilised	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Saria island and northern Karpathos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/saria-island-and-northern-karpathos-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.