Mount Kedros and Kourtaliotiko gorge, Crete (Greece) IBA | Summary

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Mount Kedros and Kourtaliotiko gorge, Crete

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Country/territory: Greece
Subnational region(s): Crete

IBA Justification: B2 (2000)

Area: 12,000 hectares (120.00 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A steep mountain and gorge dominated by phrygana. The main human activity is livestock-farming.

Key biodiversity
An important site for breeding raptors, montane and scrub species.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kedros and Kourtaliotiko gorge, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kedros-and-kourtaliotiko-gorge-crete-iba-greece on 22/01/2025.