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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
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax	LC	breeding (-)	70–100 pairs	B2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (-)	5–6 pairs	B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (-)	9–11 pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (-)	15–20 pairs	B2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding (-)	40–60 pairs	C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (-)	90–100 pairs	A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga	VU	winter (-)	6–15 birds	A1, C1
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (-)	4–6 pairs	B2, C6
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	breeding (-)	15–17 pairs	B2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (-)	7–9 pairs	B2, C6
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (-)	8–12 pairs	B2
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (-)	common	A3, B2
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum	LC	breeding (-)	frequent	A3, B2, C6
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris	LC	breeding (-)	frequent	B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding (-)	common	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident (-)	common	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident (-)	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding (-)	common	A3
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (-)	abundant	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (-)	frequent	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1986	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou	Ethniko Parko (VI)	100
1986	Zioga-Kalyvia (Dadias-Soufliou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	6
1986	Dadia--Lefkimi Forest	Wildlife Refuge (-)	17
1987	Dadia-Lykofos-Lefkimmi	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	18
2006	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Zoni B1	Alla (VI)	47
2006	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Zoni B2a	Alla (VI)	20
2006	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Periochi prostasias tis fysis Zoni A2	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (II)	13
2006	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Zoni B2b	Alla (VI)	8
2006	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Periochi prostasias tis fysis Zoni A1	Periochi prostasias tis fysis se ethniko parko (II)	6
2006	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Zoni B3	Alla (VI)	4
2006	Ethniko parko dasous Dadias - Lefkimmis - Soufliou Zoni B2	Alla (VI)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	25	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Grassland	5	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	5	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams; Water fringe vegetation

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	62
agriculture	20
nature conservation and research	20
military	6
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: National Park of Dadia - Lefkimi - Soufli forest (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/national-park-of-dadia--lefkimi--soufli-forest-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.