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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	resident	-	present	B3
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1996	2-4 breeding pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1997	5 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	LC	resident	1997	common	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1997	common	C6
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis	LC	breeding	1997	frequent	B3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vikos-Aoos	Ethnikos Drymos (perifereiaki zoni)	9,595	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Perifereiakes zones P1, P2, P3 kai P4 Ethnikou Parkou Pindou	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	48,387	protected area overlaps with site	0
Oros Tymfi (Gkamila)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	27,764	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Oros Mitsikeli	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,585	protected area contained by site	7,947
Limni Ioanninon	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,616	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Limni Ioanninon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,616	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Koryfes Orous Smolikas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19,706	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Koryfes Orous Smolikas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19,706	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kentriko Zagori Kai Anatoliko Tmima Orous Mitsikeli	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	53,409	protected area contains site	0
Kentriko Tmima Zagoriou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	32,942	protected area overlaps with site	30,495
Iliochoriou - Vrysochoriou Dimou Tymfis	Katafygio Agrias Zois	4,479	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ethnikos Drymos Vikou - Aoou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,965	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ethniko Parko Pindou	Ethniko Parko	146,259	protected area overlaps with site	0
Agios Athanasios-Sipitoura (Asprapangelon-Elatis)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	333	protected area contained by site	0
Ag. Athanasios--Sipitoura/Aspraggelon--Elatis	Game Refuge	710	protected area overlaps with site	710

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
forestry	-
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Central Zagori and mount Mitsikeli. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/03/2023.