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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
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	LC	resident	1989	common	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1989	frequent	C6
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis	LC	breeding	1992	frequent	B3

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

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Virgin Forest of Central Rodopi	Natural Monument	550	protected area overlaps with site	550
Tsanaktere/Kariofytou	Game Refuge	903	protected area overlaps with site	903
To partheno dasos kentrikis Rodopis	Diatiriteo mnimeio tis fysis	607	protected area contained by site	0
Rodopi (Simyda)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6,935	protected area contained by site	6,715
Potamou Nestou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	20,350	protected area overlaps with site	0
Periochi Elatia; Pyramis Koutra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,216	protected area contained by site	7,447
Parthenou Dasous Paranesti--Sellis	Game Refuge	5,312	protected area contained by site	5,312
Partheno Dasos Sillis (Paranestiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	5,188	protected area contained by site	0
PARTHENO DASOS KENTRIKIS RODOPIS - GR1140007	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	0	protected area overlaps with site	570
Oros Chaintou - Koula Kai Gyro Koryfes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,376	protected area overlaps with site	0
Nevrokopi, Leivadakiou, Achladias, Mikrokleisouras, Volakos, Granitou Dimou K. Nevrokopiou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	10,725	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Kentriki Rodopi Kai Koilada Nestou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	106,342	protected area contained by site	0
Geraka - Oraiou/Stavroupolis	Game Refuge	3,270	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perioches Prostasias tis Fysis B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	11,472	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perioches Eidikis Diachirisis C3, C4	Alla	19,953	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perioches Eidikis Diachirisis C1, C2, C5	Alla	24,385	protected area contained by site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perioches Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis A1, A2, A3	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	2,683	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perioches Aiforikis Chrisis & Anaptyxis C6B	Alla	100,141	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perioches Aiforikis Chrisis & Anaptyxis C6A	Alla	16,389	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perifereiaki Ektasi	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	120,063	protected area overlaps with site	0
Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis	Ethniko Parko	54,929	protected area overlaps with site	0
Drymou Dimou Stavroupolis	Katafygio Agrias Zois	8,114	protected area overlaps with site	0
Dasos Fraktou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,320	protected area contained by site	1,090
Dasiko Symplegma Kariofytou	Game Refuge	2,200	protected area overlaps with site	2,200
D. Symplegma Kentaurou-Pahnis/Mykis, Ehinou, Kotil	Game Refuge	4,000	protected area overlaps with site	0
Central Rodopi virgin forest	Biogenetic Reserves	550	protected area contained by site	550
Aetorahis/Paranestiou	Game Refuge	3,900	protected area overlaps with site	3,900
Aetorachi Paranestiou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	5,412	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Central Rodopi mountains and Nestos valley. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/central-rodopi-mountains-and-nestos-valley-iba-greece on 26/09/2023.