CY024
Paramali River and Plateau


Country/territory: Cyprus

IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, B3, C1, C2, C3 (2012)
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Area: 2,349 ha

BirdLife Cyprus

Site summary
This IBA with its goat-grazed scrubby vegetation on the steep sides of river beds is part of the within-Cyprus autumn flyway that has the Akrotiri peninsula as its destination. Red-footed Falcons, Common Cranes and Demoiselle Cranes all occur in significant numbers on migration, especially in the autumn months.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paramali River and Plateau. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paramali-river-and-plateau-iba-cyprus on 28/09/2023.