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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
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1995	common	B2
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	resident	1995	common	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1997	15-25 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1996	1-3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1997	frequent	B3, C6

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
-	Embonas cypress forest (Rhodos island)	Biogenetic Reserves	-
1978	Kissos--Gina/ Lindou Rodou	Game Refuge	-
1982	Tsabika--Faliraki--Pr. Ilias--Psalidi/Archagelou--	Game Refuge	-
1983	Vounokalathos (Laermon-Lardou-Pylona-Kalathou Rodou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2
1983	Vounokalathou/Laermon--Lardou--Kalathou Rodou	Game Refuge	-
1985	Fysiko dasos kyparissiou ston Empona Rodou	Diatiriteo mnimeio tis fysis	1
1995	Rodos: Akramytis; Armenistis, Attavyros, Remata Kai Thalassia Zoni (Karavola-Ormos Glyfada)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	25
1995	Rodos: Profitis Ilias - Epta Piges – Petaloudes - Remata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2000	Prasonisi Dimotikou Diamerismatos Katavias Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1
2001	Anatoliki Rodos: Profitis Ilias - Epta Piges - Ekvoli Loutani - Katergo; Rema Gadoura - Chersonisos Lindou - Nisides Pentanisa Kai Tetrapolis, Lofos Psalidi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24
2001	Dytiki Rodos: Ori Attavyros & Akramytis; Techniti Limni Apolakkias Kai Nisides Georgiou, Strongyli, Chtenies & Karavolas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	26
2002	Notio Akro Rodou; Prasonisi, Ygrotopos Livadi Kattavias	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5
2002	Psalidi Dimon Kalitheas kai Afantou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3
2002	Panagia Tsampika Psili Dimou Archagkelou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1
2002	Kolympion Dimou Afantou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	<1
2003	Katarti Dimotikou Diamerismatos Emponas Dimou Attavyrou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	<1
2003	Vagies Dimotikou Diamerismatos Massaron Dimou Archangelou Nisou Rodou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Ruderal land	20
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	15
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
tourism/recreation	10
not utilised	10
urban/industrial/transport	5
military	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western, eastern and southern Rhodes (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-eastern-and-southern-rhodes-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.