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Panagia Stazousa River


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus LC breeding 2005-2011 < 50 breeding pairs B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC breeding 2005-2011 10-30 breeding pairs A1, C1
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax LC breeding 2005-2011 300-500 breeding pairs B3

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2012).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Troodos Range to South West Shores Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής 238,818 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Potamos Panagias Stazousas Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 1,745 is identical to site 1,745
Dasos Stavrovouniou Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 1,928 protected area is adjacent to site 0

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
Forest Native coniferous woodland -
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis, Scrub -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Panagia Stazousa River. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/panagia-stazousa-river-iba-cyprus on 23/09/2023.