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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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1988	4 breeding pairs	B2

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1966	Llogara	Park Kombetar	2
1977	Karaburun	Rezerve Natyrore e Menaxhuar	26
2002	Rrapi i Palasës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Karthi i Tërbaçit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Qiparisi i Kambanores së Kishës së Vunoit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Plepat e Pilurit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Vali i Vranishtit (burim i madh)	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Rrapi i Hoxhë Dheut	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shpella e Duk Gjonit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shpella e Pirateve,Dhërmi	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Lisat e Pilurit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shpella e Haxhi Alise,Ilirianë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Falezat e Sazanit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Gjiri dhe shpellat e Gramës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shpella Haxhisë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shpella e Porto Palermos	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Mbihipja aktive e Dukatit	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Rapi Laze	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Kanioni i Gjipesë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Pisha Flamur,Llogara	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shkëputje e re aktive e Llogarasë	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Mbihipja e Çikës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Delta e Përroit të Palasës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Bokërrimat e Tomorricës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shpella e Bilbilenjëve	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2002	Shpella e Shëngjergjit ose e Bletës	Nature Monument (Category III IUCN)	-
2010	Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park	Park Kombetar	5
2016	Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park	Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance (Barcelona Convention)	6

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Marine Neritic		40
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	35
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Urban parks and gardens	5
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-
Marine Intertidal		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
military	35
hunting	30
forestry	20
agriculture	5
nature conservation and research	5
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vlora Bay, Karaburun Peninsula and Cika mountain (Albania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vlora-bay-karaburun-peninsula-and-cika-mountain-iba-albania on 22/11/2024.