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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
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	resident (1996)	common	B2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1996)	1 birds	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1996)	50–60 pairs	B2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (1995)	3–4 pairs	B2
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (1996)	present	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1996)	frequent	B2, C6
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Vigla-Kryo Nero (Antiskariou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
2001	Asterousia Dimon Asterousion kai Kofina	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	9
2001	Dytika Asterousia - Agiofarango tou Dimou Moiron	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	major (>10)	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
tourism/recreation	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Asterousia (Kofinas), Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-asterousia-(kofinas)-crete-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.