Current view: Data table and detailed info
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:
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
- |
Orini Parnassidas |
Controlled Hunting Area (-) |
-
|
- |
Makria Rachi, Dryodasos Pentagion |
Controlled Hunting Area (-) |
-
|
1985 |
Makria Rachi, Dryodasos Pentagion/Kokkinou |
Game Refuge (-) |
8 |
1995 |
Makrya Rachi, Dryodasos Pentagion
|
Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV) |
2 |
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Forest |
43 |
Native coniferous woodland; Treeline ecotone |
Grassland |
34 |
Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Mesophile grasslands |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
20 |
Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs |
Shrubland |
10 |
Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
Wetlands (inland) |
5 |
Rivers and streams |
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
70 |
hunting |
- |
not utilised |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Vardousia (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-vardousia-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.