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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	breeding (2007–2012)	2,000–3,000 pairs	A4ii, B1ii, B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1990	Ethniko Thalassio Parko Zakynthou	Ethniko Thalassio Parko (IV)	6
2001	Strofades Dimou Zakynthion	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	1
2003	Zones A2, A3, Ia, Ib, P1, P2, P3, Y, kai Y’ Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Zakynthou	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se thalassio parko (IV)	6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	70	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Strofades islets (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/strofades-islets-iba-greece on 26/12/2024.