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GR162 North and east Kalimnos, Telendos, and Kalolimnos islands and islets
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Criteria: A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Coordinates:
37o 2' N
27o 0' E
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Altitude: 0-590 m
Area: 4700 ha
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Site Description
This site includes the north and east part of Kalimnos and islets from Telendos to Kalolimnos and Limnia. Kalimnos is heavily grazed and rocky.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (10%, Arable land; Urban parks and gardens), Coastline/rocky areas (40%, Caves; Inland cliffs; Rock stacks and islets; Scree and boulders; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Grassland (Steppes and dry calcareous grassland), Sea/marine area (Open Sea; Sea inlets and coastal features), Shrubland (40%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis), Wetland (5%, Shingle or stony beaches)
Land use: agriculture (60%), military (15%), not utilised (10%), tourism/recreation (10%), urban/industrial/transport (5%)
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Protection status
National None International Low
590 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) NISIDES KALYMNOU: EPANO, NERA, SARI, TELENDOS(GR4210019).
Birds
An important site for breeding raptors and species associated with cliffs and scrub. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (non-breeding).
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Larus audouinii Audouin's Gull | breeding | 1996 | 36 | 36 | good | A1, C1
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| Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard | resident | 1995 | 3 | 6 | average | B2
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| Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel | breeding | 1995 | 20 | 25 | poor | A1, B2, C1, C6
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| Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon | breeding | 1995 | 30 | 100 | poor | A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2
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| Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon | resident | 1995 | 3 | 6 | average | B2, C6
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Conservation issues
The main threats are hunting, overgrazing and tourist developments. A management plan was produced as a result of a LIFE project. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
abandonment/reduction of land management (medium), agricultural intensification/expansion (high), consequences of animal/plant introductions (medium), disturbance to birds (high), extraction industry (unknown), industrialization/urbanization (unknown), infrastructure (unknown), recreation/tourism (high), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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