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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
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	50-150 breeding pairs	C6
Cyprus Scops-owl Otus cyprius	LC	breeding	2005-2011	200-500 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	300-1,200 breeding pairs	B2
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2,000-6,000 breeding pairs	C6
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2,000-3,000 breeding pairs	A2, B2
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,000-1,500 breeding pairs	A2, B2
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	2005-2011	800-1,200 breeding pairs	B2
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	2005-2011	400-900 breeding pairs	B3, C6

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
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1999	Dasos Machaira	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	42
2001	Periochi Tzionia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	66
2004	Machairas	National Forest Park	43
2014	Troodos Range to South West Shores	Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής	74
2014	Periohi Kionia	Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης	4
2014	Fraktis Lythrodonta	Προστατευόμενα Τοπία	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	72
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis, Scrub	18
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas	7
Grassland		3

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahairas Forest - Tzionia (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahairas-forest--tzionia-iba-cyprus on 23/11/2024.