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GR151 Northern Sifnos
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Criteria: B2
Coordinates:
37o 0' N
24o 41' E
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Altitude: 0-530 m
Area: 3000 ha
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Site Description
An area of cliffs covered by maquis, phrygana, and olive-groves. Human activities include agriculture, tourism, fishing and hunting.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (25%, Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (10%, Inland cliffs; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Sea/marine area (5%, Sea inlets and coastal features), Shrubland (55%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis), Wetland (5%, Sand dunes and beaches)
Land use: agriculture (80%), fisheries/aquaculture (5%), not utilised (5%), tourism/recreation (5%), urban/industrial/transport (5%)
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Protection status
National Partial International None
150ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Profitis Ilias/Apollonia Sifnou, 150ha).
Birds
This is an important site for breeding raptors and for passage migrants.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon | breeding | 1996 | 5 | 50 | poor | B2
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Conservation issues
The main threats are from hunting, infrastructure and tourism developments. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
drainage (medium), industrialization/urbanization (medium), infrastructure (medium), recreation/tourism (medium), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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