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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan	VU	breeding (2007–2012)	300–1,000 birds	A1, A4ii, B1ii, B3, C1, C2, C6
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis	LC	breeding (2009)	20–30 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1988	Mount Athos	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Treeline ecotone
Shrubland	40	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Marine Neritic	major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
not utilised	50
nature conservation and research	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Athos and surrounding marine area (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-athos-and-surrounding-marine-area-iba-greece on 27/12/2024.