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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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	1996	2 breeding pairs	C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1996	6-12 breeding 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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1974	Koilada Tempon Larisas	Aisthitiko dasos	2
1977	Dasika symplegma Ossas Larisas	Aisthitiko dasos	2
1984	Dimosio Dasos Kato Olympou (Pantele¿mona-Skotinas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	3
1984	Tsa¿ra-Gkoliani (Rapsanis)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1
1984	Tsaira--Goliani/Rapsanis	Game Refuge	1
1985	Ossa Larisas	Elenchomeni kynigetiki periochi	25
1987	Aisthitiko Dasos Koiladas Tempon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
1989	Aspropetra-Ailia (Kallipefkis)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	4
1989	Aspropetra--Ailia/Kalipefkis	Game Refuge	3
1995	Aisthitiko Dasos Ossas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	28
1995	Kato Olympos - Kallipefki	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16
1995	Aisthitiko Dasos Koiladas Tempon	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
1997	Karya-Sykaminea (Elassonas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	6
2002	Oros Ossa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	35
2010	Kato Olympos; Oros Godamani Kai Koilada Rodias	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	31

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	35
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	30
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	55
hunting	40
forestry	35

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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 23/11/2024.