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Mount Kerketio (Koziakas)


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important 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 List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus LC resident 1996 1 breeding pairs B2, C6
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris LC resident 1996 frequent B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1992 Koziakas Trikalon Elenchomeni kynigetiki periochi 97
1995 Kerketio Oros (Koziakas) Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 86
2008 Koryfes Orous Koziaka Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 86

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land -
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland -
Grassland Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs -
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 95
agriculture 90
forestry 65
tourism/recreation 20
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kerketio (Koziakas) (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kerketio-(koziakas)-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.