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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	< 50 breeding pairs	B2
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	passage	2005-2011	20-60 individuals	A1, C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	2005-2011	50-500 individuals	A1, C1
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	250-500 breeding pairs	B3
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding	2005-2011	100-250 breeding pairs	B3
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2005-2011	1,000-4,000 individuals	B1iv, C5

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Kavo Gkreko	National Forest Park	36
1999	Kavo Gkreko	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	73
2007	Spa Kavo Gkreko	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	73
2014	Kavo Gkreko	Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης	75

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	71
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas, Arable land	22
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		5
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	50
agriculture	30
urban/industrial/transport	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cape Greco (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cape-greco-iba-cyprus on 22/11/2024.