Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pravitas | Controlled Hunting Area | 1,446 | protected area contained by site | 1,446 |
| Pr. Ilias/Poligirou | Game Refuge | 2,100 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,100 |
| Polygyros Dimou Polygyrou | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 3,451 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Perifereiaki zoni C Ethnikou Parkou ygrotopon ton limnon Koroneias - Volvis kai ton Makedonikon Tempon | Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou | 165,930 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Oros Cholomontas | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 26,206 | protected area overlaps with site | 26,414 |
| Oros Cholomontas | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 15,651 | protected area contained by site | 15,544 |
| Limnes Koroneias - Volvis; Stena Rentinas Kai Evryteri Periochi | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 160,629 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Cholomontas Dimou Arnaias | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 1,499 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Cholomonta--Arneas | Game Refuge | 1,650 | protected area contained by site | 1,650 |
| Chavria Dimou Arnaias & Panagias | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 1,357 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland | - |
| Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Forestry plantations | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
| hunting | - |
| nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Cholomontas. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-cholomontas-iba-greece on 23/09/2023.
