GR148
Tinos island and surrounding islets


IBA Justification

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
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae LC breeding (1996) present B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2005 Tsiknia Dimou Exomvourgou, Nisou Tinou Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 15

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 80 Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Coastal/Supratidal 10
Forest 5 Broadleaved deciduous woodland

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 90
not utilised 10
tourism/recreation 5


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