GR071
Ioannina city


IBA Justification

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 (1996) 50–150 pairs A1, B2, C1, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Periastiko dasos Ioanninon Aisthitiko dasos (III) 1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 90 Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland 10 Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 85
unknown 10
urban/industrial/transport 5


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