GR071
Ioannina city


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 1996 50-150 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
1976 Periastiko dasos Ioanninon Aisthitiko dasos 1
2002 Evryteri Periochi Polis Ioanninon Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas 90
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis 10
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.