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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012

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	breeding	2005-2011	2,000-8,000 breeding pairs	B2
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	breeding	2005-2011	400-700 breeding pairs	B2
Cyprus Scops-owl Otus cyprius	LC	breeding	2005-2011	300-700 breeding pairs	B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding	2005-2011	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	20-80 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	5-7 breeding pairs	C6
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	400-1,200 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	10,000-15,000 breeding pairs	A2, A3, B3, C6
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,000-4,000 breeding pairs	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	A3
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2,500-5,000 breeding pairs	A2, A3, B3, C6
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	2005-2011	200-300 breeding pairs	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	2005-2011	500-1,000 breeding pairs	A3, B3, 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.

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis, Scrub	-
Grassland		-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land	-
Other		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pentadaktylos Mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2022.