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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
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident (1996)	common	B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (1996)	2–3 pairs	B2
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus	LC	resident (1997)	5–6 pairs	B2
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (1995)	common	B3, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Profitis Ilias (Damarionou Naxou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	<1
1982	Fanari (Filotiou Naxou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	3
1982	Fanari/Filotiou Naxou	Game Refuge (-)	1
1987	Troulos (Filotiou Naxou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	5
1987	Troulos/Filotiou Naxou	Game Refuge (-)	-
1993	Za (Koronou Naxou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	<1
1993	Za/Koronou Naxou	Game Refuge (-)	2

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

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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.