GR064
Mount Pilio


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
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata LC breeding (1996) present B2, C6

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Ag. Dimitrios--Itamo/Mileon--Xourichtiou Game Refuge (-) 3
1990 Dasos Iera Moni Flampouriou (Keramidiou) Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 5
1990 Dasos Palias Mitzelas/Pouriou Game Refuge (-) 7
1990 Dasos I.M. Flamouriou/Keramidiou Game Refuge (-) 6
2001 Sarakinos, Kaliakouda, Panagias, Pournari, Elatorema Koinotita Makrinitsas Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 3
2001 Agios Dimitrios - Itamos ton Dimon Mileton, Afeton, Mouresiou Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 54 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland 27 Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial 18 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 54
agriculture 25
tourism/recreation 10
urban/industrial/transport 5


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