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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	1996	common	A3
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1996	common	B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	common	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	abundant	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding	1996	uncommon	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1996	abundant	A3, B3
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident	1996	common	B2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3, B2
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - intentional use (species being assessed is the target)	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - trend unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Thalassia Zoni Notias Manis	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	38,296	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Notia Mani	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	31,669	protected area contains site	0
Ekvoles Evrota; Periochi Vrontama Kai Thalassia Periochi Lakonikou Kolpou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10,628	protected area is adjacent to site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	-

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Mani, mount Sangias and cape Tainaro. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-mani-mount-sangias-and-cape-tainaro-iba-greece on 28/11/2023.