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Apsalos and Moglenitsa gorges


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum LC breeding 1996 frequent B2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1995 Stena Apsalou - Moglenitsas Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 93
2010 Oros Paiko; Stena Apsalou Kai Moglenitsas Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 96

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis 60
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland 20
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest 5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 80
urban/industrial/transport 5
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Apsalos and Moglenitsa gorges (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/apsalos-and-moglenitsa-gorges-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.