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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	50-249 breeding pairs	B2
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	50-249 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	10-50 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	breeding	2005-2011	50-249 breeding pairs	C6
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,000-2,499 breeding pairs	B2
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding	2005-2011	150-450 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Periochi Kosiis - Pallourokampou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	82

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	25
Other		23
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis, Scrub	22
Grassland		20
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Koshi-Pallourokampos and Troulloi Plain (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/koshi-pallourokampos-and-troulloi-plain-iba-cyprus on 22/11/2024.