Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 34,000 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A remote mountain range characterized by bare summits, wooded slopes, gorges and scree slopes.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for breeding and passage raptors and alpine and forest species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (non-breeding), Aquila clanga (wintering), Aquila heliaca (wintering), Falco naumanni (passage).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Beles (Kerkini) (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-beles-(kerkini)-iba-greece on 24/11/2024.