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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
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo	LC	passage	2005-2011	200-400 individuals	B1i, C3
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2005-2011	100-2,000 individuals	B1i, C2
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	10-40 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus	VU	passage	2005-2011	50-450 individuals	A1, C1
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	B3
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	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.

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2008	Potamos Paramaliou	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	76
2014	Troodos Range to South West Shores	Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	68
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Arable land	32

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Paramali River and Plateau (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/paramali-river-and-plateau-iba-cyprus on 23/11/2024.