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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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (1997)	3–5 pairs	B2, C6
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding (1997)	frequent	B2
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Patoma, Mavri Petra, Limes, Arena, Lioukou, Stavro	Game Refuge (-)	6
-	Katafiki/Gramou	Game Refuge (-)	2
-	Arrenon Gramou/gramou	Game Refuge (-)	7
-	Psoriarika-Tsarno	Game Refuge (-)	9
-	Grammos (mixed forest)	Biogenetic Reserves (-)	-
1985	To mikto dasos tou Grammou	Diatiriteo mnimeio tis fysis (III)	<1
1985	Grammos Forest	Natural Monument (-)	<1
1986	Arrenon (Grammou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	6
1986	Katafiki-Megali Petra-Skala Gramou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
1995	Aetomilitsa	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Treeline ecotone
Grassland	-	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-

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