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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1996	common	A3
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	1996	4-6 breeding pairs	C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1996	7-12 breeding pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	1996	2-4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1996	frequent	C6
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula	LC	resident	1996	1,200-2,000 breeding pairs	B3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	abundant	A3
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	frequent	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1996	abundant	A3, B3
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident	1996	abundant	B2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	resident	1996	abundant	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	1996	common	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3

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

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Periochi Perivallontikou Elegchou Ethnikou Parkou Ygrotopon Amvrakikou (Zoni C)	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	152,270	protected area overlaps with site	0
Perganti-Xiromeros (Monastirakiou-Vatou-Thyriou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	4,003	protected area overlaps with site	0
Perganti--Xiromerou/Monastiraki--Vatou--Thiriou	Game Refuge	3,960	protected area overlaps with site	3,960
Oros Tserekas (Akarnanika)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,122	protected area overlaps with site	4,679
Esoteriko Archipelagos Ioniou (Meganisi; Arkoudi, Atokos, Vromonas)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	88,247	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Sea	Sea inlets and coastal features	-
Coastline	Sea cliffs and rocky shores	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
fisheries/aquaculture	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Akarnanika mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/04/2021.