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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
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii	VU	breeding (1997–2012)	32–73 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (2005)	present	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Erimonisia Seskli-Nimos (Symis)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	5
2002	Nisides Chondros, Marmaras, Gialesinos kai Kouloundros tis Symis.... klp.	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	55	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	20	Native coniferous woodland
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	15
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
tourism/recreation	10
not utilised	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5
military	-

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