GR055
Elassona area


IBA Justification

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

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2002 Periochi Elassonas Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 69

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas 95
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis 5
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

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


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 23/11/2024.