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Panagia Stazousa River


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus LC breeding 2005-2011 < 50 breeding pairs B2
European Roller Coracias garrulus LC breeding 2005-2011 10-30 breeding pairs A1, C1
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax LC breeding 2005-2011 300-500 breeding pairs B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 not assessed medium not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
no population poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Energy production and mining happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
2005 Potamos Panagias Stazousas Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis, Scrub 85
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land 13
Forest Native coniferous woodland 2
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Panagia Stazousa River (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/panagia-stazousa-river-iba-cyprus on 22/11/2024.