Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2012
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus | LC | breeding | 2005-2011 | 50-249 breeding pairs | B2 |
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus | LC | breeding | 2005-2011 | 2-4 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2005-2011 | 15-50 breeding pairs | A1, C1 |
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax | LC | breeding | 2005-2011 | 1,500-2,500 breeding pairs | A2, B2 |
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca | LC | breeding | 2005-2011 | 500-750 breeding pairs | A2, B2 |
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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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Zoni Eidikis Prostasias Cha - Potami | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 8,033 | protected area overlaps with site | 6,975 |
Troodos Range to South West Shores | Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής | 238,818 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Dasos Ranti | Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης | 1,437 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Dasos Orites | Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης | 1,420 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Cha - Potami | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,627 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,211 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves | - |
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Grassland | - | |
Shrubland | Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Cha Potami River. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 08/08/2022.