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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
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	breeding (1990)	10–25 pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (1995)	6–10 pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (1995)	2–4 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Xiropotamou - Petrousas	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
2009	Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perifereiaki Ektasi	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou (VI)	8
2009	Ethniko Parko Oroseiras Rodopis, Perioches Eidikis Diachirisis C3, C4	Alla (VI)	8

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Forest	20	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Treeline ecotone
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	80
forestry	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Falakro (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-falakro-iba-greece on 24/12/2024.