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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
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1996)	frequent	C6
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (1996)	common	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (1996)	common	A3
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi	LC	resident (1996)	30–50 pairs	A3, B3, C2, C6
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident (1996)	uncommon	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Plati/Asomaton--Sikounta--Mychou	Game Refuge (-)	-
1985	Koutra-Chorafi Agrias-Chorafelia (Agiasou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	<1
1985	Koutra--Chorafi Agrias--Chorafelia/ Agiasou Lesv	Game Refuge (-)	-
1987	Xampelia (N. Kydonion)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	80	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
not utilised	35
forestry	10
urban/industrial/transport	10
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Olympos and pine forest of central Lesvos (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-olympos-and-pine-forest-of-central-lesvos-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.