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GR153 Paros, Antiparos and adjacent islands
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Criteria: A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C3, C6
Coordinates:
37o 2' N
25o 10' E
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Altitude: 0-771 m
Area: 10000 ha
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Site Description
A group of islands and islets, excluding the main settlements. Paros and Antiparos both have wetlands and arable land. The centre of Paros and the surrounding islets are covered with scrub and phrygana.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (20%, Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land), Coastline/rocky areas (30%, Inland cliffs; Rock stacks and islets; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Shrubland (50%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (80%), fisheries/aquaculture (5%), tourism/recreation (15%)
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Protection status
National Partial International None
Part of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Stroudoular- Ag. Pantes/Lefkon- Kostou, 600ha).2414 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) NISIDES PAROU KAI NOTIA ANTIPAROS(GR4220025).
Birds
The site is important for migratory waterbirds and breeding raptors.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Larus audouinii Audouin's Gull | resident | 1997 | - | 22 | good | A1, C1
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| Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull | resident | 1996 | 2000 | 3000 | good | A4i, B1i, C3
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| Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon | breeding | 1996 | 30 | - | poor | B2
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| Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon | resident | 1996 | 4 | 5 | good | B2, C6
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Conservation issues
Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
abandonment/reduction of land management (low), agricultural intensification/expansion (low), extraction industry (medium), filling-in of wetlands (medium), groundwater abstraction (medium), industrialization/urbanization (high), recreation/tourism (high), unsustainable exploitation (medium)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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