Mount Giouchtas, Crete (Greece) IBA | Summary

GR188

Mount Giouchtas, Crete

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Country/territory: Greece

IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 600 hectares (6.00 km²)

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A rocky mountain with very steep slopes covered with phrygana, maquis, and olive-groves. Human activities include stock-raising, agriculture and hunting.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for species associated with Mediterranean scrub and olive-groves.

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