• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2000

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	-	3-4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	-	3-4 breeding pairs	C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	passage	-	common	A1, B1iii, C1, C2
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	-	15-20 individuals	A1, C1
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	VU	winter	-	4-6 individuals	A1, C1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	-	3-4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	-	6-7 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	-	8-10 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	-	7-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	-	6-9 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3, B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3, B2, C6
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis	LC	breeding	-	abundant	B3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	-	abundant	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	-	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	-	common	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	-	abundant	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	-	frequent	A3

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Vouna Evrou- Potamos Lyras- Spilaia Didymoteichou Kai Kefalovounou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	43,299	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Treis Vryses	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,968	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Pylaias - Kavissou - Ferron Dimou Ferron	Katafygio Agrias Zois	931	protected area overlaps with site	205
Oreinos Evros - Koilada Dereiou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	48,942	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Notio Dasiko Symplegma Evrou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	29,785	protected area contained by site	29,275
Nipsas - Drymou Dimou Traianoupolis	Katafygio Agrias Zois	2,633	protected area contained by site	2,633
Kirki Dimou Alexandroupolis	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1,390	protected area contained by site	823
Kirki Alexandroupolis	Ektrofeio thiramaton	498	protected area contained by site	0
Kallithea - Treis Vryses Dimon Alexandroupolis, Orfea, Soufliou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	9,463	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Evros delta	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	9,267	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Zoni B1	Alla	20,068	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou	Ethniko Parko	43,200	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dasos Dadias - Soufli	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	42,339	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Dadia - Lefkimmi - Soufli forest	National Park	43,200	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: South forest complex of Evros prefecture. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 11/08/2022.