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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

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

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1996)	1 pairs	B2
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B3, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2001	Perisynaki - Agriokefala - Manika Dimou Sfakion	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	19
2006	Prostateftiko dasos periochis koryfon Asfendou - Kallikrati nomou Chanion	Prostatevomeno dasos (VI)	7

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	70	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	40	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
not utilised	30

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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.