Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site encompasses hills to the south-east of Mount Rodopi and the catchment of the Filiouri river. Vegetation cover is predominantly scrub with some grazed oak
Quercus forest. Land-use is traditional and non-intensive.
This is an important site for breeding and passage raptors and species associated with forest and scrub. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aquila heliaca (breeding),
Falco naumanni (passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from road construction, deforestation and intensified forest management. Part of area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International NonePart of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Pefkodasas Nimfeas, 400 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Filiouri valley and eastern Rodopi mountains (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/filiouri-valley-and-eastern-rodopi-mountains-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.
