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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
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	resident	1996	common	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	1996	2 breeding pairs	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	1996	65-80 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1996	4 breeding pairs	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)
Thylakas (Agiou Nikolaou Kritsa)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	786	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Selakano Dimou Ierapetras	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,976	protected area contained by site	0
Plathiani Lagkada Dimou Oropediou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	519	protected area contained by site	0
Lazaros Koryfi - Madara Diktis	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	13,104	protected area contained by site	13,158
Latsidiani Kefala Dimou Neapolis	Katafygio Agrias Zois	490	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Koryfi Koupa (Dytiki Kriti)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,012	protected area overlaps with site	1,191
Gianna Koryfi Dimou Agiou Nikolaou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,611	protected area contained by site	0
Farangi Selinari - Vrachasi	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,377	protected area overlaps with site	1,715
Dikti: Oropedio Lasithiou; Katharo, Selena, Selakano, Chalasmeni Koryfi	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34,656	protected area contained by site	34,007
Dikti: Omalos Viannou (Symi - Omalos)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,912	protected area contained by site	3,557
Dasos Viannou--Amiron/Viannou--Amiron--Kefalovryso	Game Refuge	1,300	unknown	0
Chalasia/Zenion--Exo Potamon--Mesa Lasithiou	Game Refuge	1,100	unknown	0
Chalasia (Zenion-Exo Potamon-Mesa Lasithiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	799	protected area contained by site	0
Ano Limnion Dimou Mallion	Katafygio Agrias Zois	965	protected area overlaps with site	0
Anavlocho (Vrachasiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	474	protected area overlaps with site	0
Amiron, Kefalovrysiou Dimou Viannou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3,078	protected area contained by site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
not utilised	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mount Dikti, Crete. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.