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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
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1995)	49 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	95	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland	5	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Elassona area (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/elassona-area-iba-greece on 25/12/2024.