GR183
Mount Kedros and Kourtaliotiko gorge, Crete


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
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus NT resident (1996) frequent B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
2002 Kouroupa Dimon Foinika kai Lampis Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 12
2002 Preveli Dimon Foinika kai Lampis Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 50 Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 60
not utilised 40


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 25/12/2024.