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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
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter (-)	20–40 birds	A1, C1
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus	LC	resident (1996)	common	B3, C6
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata	LC	breeding (1990)	rare	B2, C6
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	LC	breeding (1995)	common	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Kechrou - Kerasias Koinotitas Kechrou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	75	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	10	Dry siliceous grassland
Shrubland	10	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	50
forestry	50

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kompsatos valley (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kompsatos-valley-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.