BirdLife Data Zone

GR097

Mount Erymanthos

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1996	abundant	B3
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia	LC	resident	1996	common	B2

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

IBA Protection

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Oros Erymanthos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	39,021	protected area contains site	0
Oros Erymanthos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19,338	protected area contained by site	19,332
Kalousio Acha¿as	Ektrofeio thiramaton	110	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ethniko Parko Oreinon Ogkon Chelmou - Vouraikou - Zoni C, Periochi Perivallontikou Elenchou	Alla	44,535	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ethniko Parko Oreinon Ogkon Chelmou - Vouraikou	Ethniko Parko	54,440	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Doxaras-Koriza (Karlentziou-Drosias-Spartias)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	725	protected area contained by site	0
Doxara--Koriza/Kalentzi--Drosia--Spartia	Game Refuge	950	protected area contained by site	950

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

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

Land use

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

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Erymanthos. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-erymanthos-iba-greece on 04/10/2023.