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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1996	frequent	B2
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	1996	2 breeding pairs	C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1984	Ag. Paraskeui - Kranies/ Pramanton	Game Refuge	3
1985	Vourgareliou	Game Refuge	2
1986	Koutsouro (Tzakouta-Mnimata-Katafytou-Anthousas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	<1
1987	Evryteri Periochi Athamanikon Oreon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1989	Melissourgon	Game Refuge	3
1995	Ori Athamanon (Neraida)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	34
2004	Anatolika Tzoumerka Koinotitas Theodorianon Dimou Athamanias	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3
2004	Athamaniou - Theodorianon	Katafygio Agrias Zois	<1
2006	Evryteri periochi charadras potamou Arachthou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	5
2009	Ethniko Parko Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou kai charadras Arachthou (Zoni III)	Ethniko Parko	84
2009	Periochi diatirisis topiou, oikotopon kai eidon Tzoumerkon Kakarditsas (Zoni IIA) Ethnikou Parkou Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou	Alla	20
2009	Eth. Parko Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou kai charadras Arachthou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis charadras Arachthou (Zoni IA)	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	8
2009	Eth. Parko Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou-charadras Arachthou - Periochi prostasias tis fysis Pachtouriou-Athamanias (Zoni IC)	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	5
2009	E. Parko Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou-ch.Arachthou-Periochi prostasias tis fysis charadras ano tmimatos Kallarytikou (Zoni IB)	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	3
2009	Ethniko Parko Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou kai charadras Arachthou - Periochi perifereiakis zonis Kastanochorion (Zoni IVB)	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	2
2009	Eth. Parko Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou-charadras Arachthou - Periochi perifereiakis zonis Notiodytikon Tzoumerkon (Zoni IVA)	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	1
2009	Periochi diatirisis topiou, oikotopon kai eidon Peristeriou (Zoni IIB) Ethnikou Parkou Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou	Alla	1
2009	Ethniko Parko Tzoumerkon-Peristeriou kai charadras Arachthou - Periochi perifereiakis zonis Peristeriou (Zoni IVC)	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland	60
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	10
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
forestry	30
unknown	15
tourism/recreation	5
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Athamanika mountains (Tzoumerka) (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/athamanika-mountains-(tzoumerka)-iba-greece on 24/11/2024.