• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

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
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter	-	common	A1, C1
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1996	1-5 breeding pairs	B2, C6

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1975	Artificial lake Kerkini	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	27
1976	Ereipia Exochoriou (Rodonos, Amaranton, Kentrikou & Antigoneias)	Katafygio Agrias Zois	1
1994	Limni Kerkini - Krousia - Koryfes Orous Beles; Angistro - Charopo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2001	Theodoriou - Anatolis Dimou Kerkinis	Katafygio Agrias Zois	12
2002	Limni Kerkini, Irakleias, Petritsiou Sidirokastrou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	31
2007	Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis	Ethniko Parko	100
2007	Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Oikoanaptyxis OA1, OA2, OB1, OB2, OB3 Ethnikou Parkou Limnis Kerkinis	Alla	97
2007	Ethniko Parko Limnis Kerkinis - Perioches Apolytis Prostasias tis Fysis A1, A2, A3, A4	Periochi apolytis prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko	1
2010	Techniti Limni Kerkinis - Oros Krousia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	91

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	80
Shrubland	Scrub	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
agriculture	20

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Krousia (Mavrovouni and Dysoro) (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-krousia-(mavrovouni-and-dysoro)-iba-greece on 24/11/2024.