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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
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	breeding (1994)	rare	B2, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (1995)	frequent	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Tservena--Bourinos/Dim. Siatistas--Palaiokastrou	Game Refuge (-)	5
2001	Tservena - Bourinos Dimou Siatistas	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Dry siliceous grassland; Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Forest	10	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Inland cliffs
Artificial/Terrestrial	5	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
forestry	10
nature conservation and research	10
tourism/recreation	5

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