Mounts Orliakas and Tsourgiakas (Greece) IBA | Details

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Mounts Orliakas and Tsourgiakas

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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	resident (1996)	1 pairs	B2, C6

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2005	Perifereiakes zones P1, P2, P3 kai P4 Ethnikou Parkou Pindou	Periferiaki zoni Ethnikou Parkou (VI)	73
2005	Ethniko Parko Pindou	Ethniko Parko (VI)	26

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Grassland	-	Dry siliceous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mounts Orliakas and Tsourgiakas (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mounts-orliakas-and-tsourgiakas-iba-greece on 27/12/2024.