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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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1996	6-12 breeding pairs	B2
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding	1993	uncommon	B2, C6
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata	LC	breeding	1996	uncommon	B2, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	B2, 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.

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)
Tsaira--Goliani/Rapsanis	Game Refuge	470	protected area overlaps with site	470
Tsa¿ra-Gkoliani (Rapsanis)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	912	protected area contained by site	0
Ossa Larisas	Elenchomeni kynigetiki periochi	25,360	protected area overlaps with site	0
Oros Ossa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	23,847	protected area contained by site	24,126
Koilada Tempon Larisas	Aisthitiko dasos	1,752	protected area overlaps with site	0
Kato Olympos; Oros Godamani Kai Koilada Rodias	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,008	protected area overlaps with site	21,487
Kato Olympos - Kallipefki	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12,719	protected area overlaps with site	11,158
Karya-Sykaminea (Elassonas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3,996	protected area contained by site	0
Dimosio Dasos Kato Olympou (Pantele¿mona-Skotinas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2,199	protected area contained by site	0
Delta Pineiou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,331	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dasika symplegma Ossas Larisas	Aisthitiko dasos	16,468	protected area overlaps with site	1,690
Aspropetra-Ailia (Kallipefkis)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2,547	protected area contained by site	0
Aspropetra--Ailia/Kalipefkis	Game Refuge	2,250	protected area overlaps with site	2,250
Aisthitiko Dasos Ossas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19,240	protected area contained by site	19,580
Aisthitiko Dasos Koiladas Tempon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,363	protected area overlaps with site	1,256
Aisthitiko Dasos Koiladas Tempon	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,363	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kato Olympos, Tempi gorge and mount Ossa. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/01/2022.