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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident (-)	present	A3
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	resident (2006–2012)	44–46 birds	C6
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae	LC	breeding (2006)	67 pairs	A3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (-)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Zakynthos	National Park (-)	2
1990	Ethniko Thalassio Parko Zakynthou	Ethniko Thalassio Parko (IV)	26
2003	Zones A2, A3, Ia, Ib, P1, P2, P3, Y, kai Y’ Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Zakynthou	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se thalassio parko (IV)	25
2003	Prostatevomena topia F1, F1’, F2 kai F3 Ethnikou Thalassiou Parkou Zakynthou	Alla (V)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	60	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	15	Native coniferous woodland
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
tourism/recreation	10
fisheries/aquaculture	5
urban/industrial/transport	5

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