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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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1996)	25–30 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Oros Giouchta kai farangiou Agias Eirinis Dimos Archanon	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	56

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	75	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95
not utilised	5

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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.