Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA criteria met: A3, B2, B3, C6 (2000)
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Area: 19,400 hectares (194.00 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A rugged area of tall cliffs, grassland and Abies and Pinus forests. The main human activities are tourism and livestock-farming.
Key biodiversity
An important area for raptors and alpine species. Breeding birds include four of the 10 species in Europe that are restricted (when breeding) to the Eurasian high-montane biome.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Parnassos (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-parnassos-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.