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Mount Foloi


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius LC resident 1996 common B3, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia LC breeding 1997 present B3, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1995 Oropedio Folois Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 56
1997 Oropedio Folois Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 59

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland 60
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis 40
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 50
forestry 40
tourism/recreation 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Foloi (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-foloi-iba-greece on 27/11/2024.