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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)	100 pairs	A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Patima--Kyra Aposkia/Farsalon	Game Refuge (-)	-
1977	Dasos Farsalon Larisas	Aisthitiko dasos (III)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	65	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	85
not utilised	10
urban/industrial/transport	5

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