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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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (1996)	2–4 pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1996)	2–4 pairs	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B2, C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1996)	common	B3, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Prosilio-Ronitsa (Delvinakiou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	5
1976	Prosilio--Ronitsa/Delvinakiou	Game Refuge (-)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Grassland	10	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	10	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
forestry	50
water management	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Douskon and Kasidiaris mountains, Delvinaki lakes and Gormou valley (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/douskon-and-kasidiaris-mountains-delvinaki-lakes-and-gormou-valley-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.