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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea	LC	breeding	1997	100 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	breeding	1997	50 breeding pairs	B1ii, B3, C2
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding	1997	95-100 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1995	Vrachonisia Notiou Aigaiou: Velopoula; Falkonera, Ananes, Christiana, Pacheia, Fteno, Makra, Astakidonisia, Syrna - Gyro Nisia Kai Thalassia Zoni	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2001	Nisos Syrna Kai Nisides Megalos Adelfos; Mikros Adelfos, Katsikas, Mesonisi, Plakida, Stefania, Navagio	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	59

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	70
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	10
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	8
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		5
Marine Neritic		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
fisheries/aquaculture	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Syrna island and surrounding islets (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/syrna-island-and-surrounding-islets-iba-greece on 22/11/2024.