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Mount Itamos


IBA Justification

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
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus LC resident (1996) rare B2, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Ktima Karra/N. Marmara Game Refuge (-) -
1987 Dragounteli N. Marmara/Sithonias Sikeas--Sartis Game Refuge (-) 31
2001 Dragoudeliou kai Karra Dimon Sithonias kai Toronis Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 42

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 70 Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland 12 Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland) 7
Marine Neritic 5

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 70
agriculture 30
tourism/recreation 10


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Itamos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-itamos-iba-greece on 27/12/2024.