Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Chukar Alectoris chukar | LC | resident | 1996 | abundant | B2 |
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | NT | resident | 1996 | 2 breeding pairs | B2 |
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident | 1996 | 4 breeding pairs | B2, C6 |
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | resident | 1996 | frequent | C6 |
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident | 1996 | common | B2, 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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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Thalassia periochi Dytikis kai notiodytikis Kritis | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 163,686 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Stylou - Katochoriou | Game Refuge | 1,050 | unknown | 0 |
Samaria | Biogenetic Reserves | 4,850 | protected area contained by site | 4,850 |
Samaria | Ethnikos Drymos (pirinas) | 4,752 | protected area contained by site | 4,850 |
Prostateftiko dasos oreinou ogkou Lefkon Oreon nomou Chanion | Prostatevomeno dasos | 38,835 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Ormos Sougias - Vardia - Farangi Lissou Mechri Anydrous Kai Paraktia Zoni | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 3,060 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Lefka Ori Kai Paraktia Zoni | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 55,847 | protected area overlaps with site | 53,364 |
Lefka Ori Anatolikou Selinou kai Sfakion | Katafygio Agrias Zois | 7,585 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Gorge of Samaria National Park | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 4,850 | protected area contained by site | 4,840 |
Fre - Tzitzifes - Nipos | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,193 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Ethnikos Drymos Samarias - Farangi Trypitis - Psilafi - Koustogerako | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 13,974 | protected area contained by site | 13,980 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Native coniferous woodland | - |
Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
Coastline | Sea cliffs and rocky shores | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lefka Ori mountains, Crete. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2022.