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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
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1995	20-50 breeding pairs	A3
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident	1995	6-8 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding	1995	4-5 breeding pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	1994	4-6 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding	1995	10-20 breeding pairs	B2
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	1995	50-100 breeding pairs	B3, C6
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos	LC	resident	1995	10-30 breeding pairs	C2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	passage	1995	abundant	A1, C1
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident	1995	1-3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	LC	breeding	1995	100-300 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	NT	breeding	1995	100-300 breeding pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	1995	5-10 breeding pairs	A3, B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding	1995	20-50 breeding pairs	A3, C6
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris	LC	breeding	1995	50-100 breeding pairs	B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1995	abundant	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1995	common	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1995	frequent	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1995	common	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding	1995	abundant	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1995	10-30 breeding pairs	A3

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
1976	Polidendriou	Game Refuge	-
1976	Dasia Platania/Skitis--Amigdalis--Potamias	Game Refuge	-
1987	Mavrovouni/Sklithrou	Game Refuge	-
1995	Karla – Mavrovouni – Kefalovryso Velestinou – Neochori	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	91
2002	Oros Mavrovouni	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	90
2010	Periochi Tamieftiron Proin Limnis Karlas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	50
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	35
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
agriculture	40
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Mavrovouni, Larisa (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-mavrovouni-larisa-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.