Agios Efstratios island (1128)
Greece, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Nisos Agios Efstratios
Central coordinates: Latitude: 39.5167, Longitude: 25.0000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 303
Area of KBA (km2): 118.53911
Protected area coverage (%): 95.38
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A remote island and the surrounding rocky islets in the northern Aegean Sea. The dominant vegetation is phrygana.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: An important site for breeding seabirds, raptors and for passage migrants. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Falco naumanni (passage).
Delineation rationale: 2012-12-17 (BL Secretariat): site area updated from 4600 ha to 11854 ha after addition of seaward extension to the site in October 2012 for the Marine eAtlas.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (85%) | not utilised (15%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 53 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 4 | |
| Marine Neritic | 10 | |
| Forest | 23 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 1 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 1 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The main threats come from grazing of scrub and forest and from deliberate burning of the phrygana. The area is a candidate SAC.