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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	50-249 breeding pairs	B2
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	breeding	2005-2011	150-250 breeding pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	5-7 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	20-80 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2,000-4,000 breeding pairs	A2, B3, C6
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	A2, B2
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	2005-2011	300-700 breeding pairs	B3

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid 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
-	GKREMOI CHANOUTARI CY4000007	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3
2000	Koilada Diarizou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15
2000	Cha - Potami	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2005	Gkremoi Chanoutari	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3
2007	Zoni Eidikis Prostasias Koilada Diarizou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	56
2009	Zoni Eidikis Prostasias Cha - Potami	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	12
2014	Troodos Range to South West Shores	Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής	93
2014	Dasos Ranti	Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης	7

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis, Scrub	45
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	40
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	10
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Diarizos Valley (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/diarizos-valley-iba-cyprus on 22/11/2024.