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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1996)	1 breeding pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2002	Agiou Dikaiou - Vitsinias kai Elafonisou Dimon Inachoriou kai Pelekanon	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	9

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	major (>10)	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Koutroulis, Mount Agios Dikaios and Modia plateau, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-koutroulis-mount-agios-dikaios-and-modia-plateau-crete-iba-greece on 16/01/2025.