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:
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Shrubland |
45 |
Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
Artificial/Terrestrial |
25 |
Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land |
Forest |
10 |
Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland |
Marine Neritic |
5 |
|
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
major (>10) |
Inland cliffs |
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
80 |
not utilised |
10 |
fisheries/aquaculture |
5 |
water management |
5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mountains of Naxos (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mountains-of-naxos-iba-greece on 24/12/2024.