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

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Mount Kedros and Kourtaliotiko gorge, Crete

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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.