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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1995	20-50 breeding pairs	A3
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1995	6-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1995	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1994	4-6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1995	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1995	50-100 breeding pairs	B3, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1995	10-30 breeding pairs	C2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1995	abundant	A1, C1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1995	1-3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1995	100-300 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	NT	breeding	1995	100-300 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1995	5-10 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	1995	20-50 breeding pairs	A3, C6
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris	LC	breeding	1995	50-100 breeding pairs	B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1995	abundant	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1995	frequent	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1995	common	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	1995	abundant	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1995	10-30 breeding pairs	A3

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)
Polidendriou	Game Refuge	3,530	protected area overlaps with site	0
Periochi Tamieftiron Proin Limnis Karlas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	12,669	protected area overlaps with site	0
Oros Mavrovouni	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	36,944	protected area overlaps with site	15,228
Mavrovouni/Sklithrou	Game Refuge	1,091	protected area overlaps with site	0
Karla – Mavrovouni – Kefalovryso Velestinou – Neochori	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	46,991	protected area overlaps with site	15,394
Dasos Iera Moni Flampouriou (Keramidiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2,006	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dasia Platania/Skitis--Amigdalis--Potamias	Game Refuge	804	protected area overlaps with site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Mavrovouni, Larisa. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-mavrovouni-larisa-iba-greece on 30/09/2023.