Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA criteria met: B3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 7,000 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountain with a variety of habitats including conifer forests, subalpine grassland, scrub, cliffs and arable land.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for raptors and passerines typical of Mediterranean scrub and forest.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kerkis, Samos (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kerkis-samos-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.