GR058
Kato Olympos, Tempi gorge and mount Ossa


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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus LC breeding (1996) 2 pairs C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes LC breeding (1996) 6–12 pairs B2
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster LC breeding (1996) frequent B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus LC breeding (1993) uncommon B2, C6
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata LC breeding (1996) uncommon B2, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana LC breeding (1996) frequent B2, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1974 Koilada Tempon Larisas Aisthitiko dasos (III) 2
1977 Dasika symplegma Ossas Larisas Aisthitiko dasos (III) 2
1984 Dimosio Dasos Kato Olympou (Pantele¿mona-Skotinas) Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 3
1984 Tsa¿ra-Gkoliani (Rapsanis) Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 1
1984 Tsaira--Goliani/Rapsanis Game Refuge (-) 1
1989 Aspropetra-Ailia (Kallipefkis) Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 4
1989 Aspropetra--Ailia/Kalipefkis Game Refuge (-) 3
1997 Karya-Sykaminea (Elassonas) Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 35 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland 30 Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland 20 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Artificial/Terrestrial 10 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 5 Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 55
hunting 40
forestry 35


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kato Olympos, Tempi gorge and mount Ossa (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kato-olympos-tempi-gorge-and-mount-ossa-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.