GR038
Tzena and Pinovo mountains


IBA Justification

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
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident 1996 common B3, C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Tzena - Pinovo Dimou Exaplatanou Katafygio Agrias Zois 11,899 protected area overlaps with site 0
Pinovo-Tzena/Notias Game Refuge 5,199 protected area overlaps with site 5,199
Oros Voras Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 79,178 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Oros Paiko; Stena Apsalou Kai Moglenitsas Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 90,954 protected area overlaps with site 0
Oros Paiko Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 35,181 protected area overlaps with site 0
Ori Tzena Kai Pinovo Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 19,849 protected area overlaps with site 0
Ori Tzena Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 12,163 protected area overlaps with site 11,916
Koryfes Orous Vora Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 41,834 protected area overlaps with site 1,714

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Treeline ecotone -
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
Grassland Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
military -
tourism/recreation -
water management -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tzena and Pinovo mountains. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tzena-and-pinovo-mountains-iba-greece on 29/11/2023.