GR113
Mount Ochi and surrounding marine area


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2012 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
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis LC resident (2009–2012) 5–10 pairs C6
Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii VU breeding (2009–2012) 6–40 pairs A1, C1, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo LC resident (1989–2007) min 13 pairs B2, C6
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer LC resident (1996–2007) min 200 pairs B3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia LC breeding (1996) 150 pairs B3, C2, C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Shrubland 55 Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest 21 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 13 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Wetlands (inland) 5 Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation; Fens, transition mires and springs
Marine Neritic major (>10)
Grassland minor (<10) Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal minor (<10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) minor (<10) Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 75
fisheries/aquaculture 10
forestry 10
tourism/recreation 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Ochi and surrounding marine area (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-ochi-and-surrounding-marine-area-iba-greece on 24/12/2024.