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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident (1996)	common	A3
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1996)	4–6 pairs	C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1996)	7–12 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (1996)	2–4 pairs	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1996)	frequent	C6
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula	LC	resident (1996)	1,200–2,000 pairs	B3
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding (1996)	rare	A3
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (1996)	abundant	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident (1996)	abundant	A3, B3
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident (1996)	abundant	B2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	resident (1996)	abundant	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (1996)	common	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (1996)	rare	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Perganti--Xiromerou/Monastiraki--Vatou--Thiriou	Game Refuge (-)	10
1985	Perganti-Xiromeros (Monastirakiou-Vatou-Thyriou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	50	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land
Marine Neritic	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	85
fisheries/aquaculture	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Akarnanika mountains (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/akarnanika-mountains-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.