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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
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	passage (2007–2012)	1,250–6,000 birds	A1, A4ii, B1ii, C1, C2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Marine Neritic	major (>10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Lesvos marine area (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-lesvos-marine-area-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.