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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
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1994	100 breeding pairs	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	1996	10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1994	14-30 breeding pairs	B2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1994	7-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1994	6-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1994	50-100 breeding pairs	B3, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1994	5-20 breeding pairs	C2
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	LC	resident	1994	50-100 breeding pairs	B2
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1994	100-300 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1994	20-100 breeding pairs	B3, C6

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.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of habitat (state)
Habitat	Habitat Detail	Reference Area (ha)	Actual Area (ha)	% of habitat remaining	% of carrying capacity (overall)	Result
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	0	0	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management planning has taken place	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Svoros-Petromagoula (Ellinokastrou-Lioprasou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,165	protected area overlaps with site	0
Meteora	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	272	protected area contained by site	375
Koziakas Trikalon	Elenchomeni kynigetiki periochi	51,864	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kotroni Gerakariou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,892	protected area contained by site	0
Koryfes Orous Koziaka	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19,809	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kerketio Oros (Koziakas)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	50,637	protected area overlaps with site	3,202
Kanalaki/Kastrakiou--Vlachavas	Game Refuge	700	protected area overlaps with site	700
Kanalaki (Kastrakiou-Vlachavas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	662	protected area contained by site	0
Gerakariou	Game Refuge	2,000	protected area overlaps with site	2,000
Arkoudorema-Plastiras (Spathadon)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	593	protected area contained by site	0
Arkoudorema--Plastira/Spathadon	Game Refuge	855	protected area overlaps with site	855
Antichasia Ori Kai Meteora - Spilaio Melissotrypa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	61,837	protected area overlaps with site	60,625
Antichasia Ori Kai Meteora	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	71,860	protected area overlaps with site	54,490

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Antichasia mountains and Meteora. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/08/2022.