GR116
Mount Kyllini (Ziria)


IBA Justification

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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca NT resident (1987) abundant B2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1976 Boutsiou/Karias Game Refuge (-) 3
2001 Boutsi Dimotikou Diamerismatos Karyas Dimou Xylokastrou Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest - Native coniferous woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland - Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Kyllini (Ziria) (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-kyllini-(ziria)-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.