Limnatis Valley (Cyprus) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Limnatis Valley

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	2005-2012	max 1 breeding pairs	C6
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	250-999 breeding pairs	B3

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	medium	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
no	population	poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

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

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	Koilada Limnati	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15
2013	Zoni Eidikis Prostasias Koilada Limnati	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
2014	Troodos Range to South West Shores	Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής	75

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	59
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Arable land	11
Wetlands (inland)		11
Grassland		8
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland, Broadleaved deciduous woodland	7
Other		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Limnatis Valley (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/limnatis-valley-iba-cyprus on 23/11/2024.