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CY007
Akrotiri Peninsula - Episkopi Cliffs
Location Cyprus
Central coordinates 32o 55.00' East  34o 37.00' North
IBA criteria B2, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6
Area 6,533 ha
Altitude 0 - 110m
Year of IBA assessment 2004

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Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna passage  -  800-2,000 individuals  -  C3  Least Concern 
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus winter  -  4,000-10,000 individuals  -  C2  Least Concern 
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus passage  -  250-500 individuals  -  C2  Least Concern 
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides passage  -  100-250 individuals  -  C2  Least Concern 
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis resident  -  35-40 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus passage  -  1,100-1,500 individuals  -  C2  Near Threatened 
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae breeding  -  50-65 breeding pairs  -  B2, C2, C6  Least Concern 
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus resident  -  4-6 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus resident  -  5-8 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo passage  -  400-560 individuals  -  C3  Least Concern 
Common Crane Grus grus passage  -  3,000-5,000 individuals  -  C2, C5  Least Concern 
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus breeding  -  5-10 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus passage  -  300-350 individuals  -  C2, C6  Least Concern 
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus breeding  -  5-10 breeding pairs  -  C6  Least Concern 
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus passage  -  300-500 individuals  -  C2  Least Concern 
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii passage  -  5-10 individuals  -  C3  Least Concern 
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola passage  -  100-200 individuals  -  C2  Least Concern 
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei passage  -  1,200-1,500 individuals  -  C2  Least Concern 
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica passage  -  80-100 individuals  -  C2  Least Concern 
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster passage  -  20,000-30,000 individuals  -  C3  Least Concern 
A4iii Species group - waterbirds passage  -  30,000-70,000 individuals  -  C4   
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes passage  -  3,900-7,300 individuals  -  C5   

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Akrotiri Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 2,171 protected area contained by site 2,171  
AKROTIRIO ASPRO - PETRA ROMIOU - CY5000005 Birds Directive 2,489 protected area contained by site 3,819  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Coastline Lagoons; Mud flats & sand flats; Rock stacks and islets; Salt marshes; Sand dunes & beaches; Sea cliffs and rocky shores; Shingle & stony beaches  36%
Wetlands (inland) Fens, transition mires and springs; Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation  2%
Shrubland Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis; Scrub  25%
Grassland Mesophile grasslands; Steppes and dry calcareous grassland  minor
Artificial landscapes (terrestrial) Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves  33%
Rocky areas Scree & boulders  1%
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland  5%

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Akrotiri Peninsula - Episkopi Cliffs. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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