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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
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (1996)	6 pairs	B2, C6
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	resident (1997)	common	B3, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Zakros (Itanou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	3
2004	Zakros Dimou Itanou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	50	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	40	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
not utilised	40
tourism/recreation	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Zakrou, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-zakrou-crete-iba-greece on 24/12/2024.