Mount Kryoneritis, Crete (Greece) IBA | Summary

GR182

Mount Kryoneritis, Crete

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Greece

IBA criteria met: B2, B3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 15,000 hectares (150.00 km²)

Hellenic Ornithological Society

Site description (2000 baseline)
A rugged mountain covered with phrygana and rocky sites. The main human activity is livestock-farming.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for raptors and species occurring in scrub.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kryoneritis, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kryoneritis-crete-iba-greece on 25/12/2024.