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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus	LC	winter	-	60 individuals	A1, C1
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	breeding	-	2-3 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	breeding	1996	16 breeding pairs	C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	-	50-100 breeding pairs	B2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1976	Stena Nestou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	8
1976	Stena Nestou/Kehrokambos	Wildlife Refuge	8
1977	Stena Nestou Kavalas - Xanthis	Aisthitiko dasos	16
1994	Stena Nestou-Aristeri Ochthi potamou Nestou	Katafygio Agrias Zois	20
1995	Aisthitiko Dasos Nestou	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16
2002	Stena Nestou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	60

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	45
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	5
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	45
forestry	35
nature conservation and research	20
fisheries/aquaculture	5
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Nestos gorge (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/nestos-gorge-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.