• Summary
• Text account
• Data table and detailed info
• Map
• Reference and further resources

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Chukar Alectoris chukar	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	2,000–8,000 pairs	B2
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	400–700 pairs	B2
Cyprus Scops-owl Otus cyprius	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	300–700 pairs	B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	10–12 pairs	B2, C2, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	20–80 pairs	A1, C1
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	5–7 pairs	C6
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	400–1,200 pairs	A3, B2
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	10,000–15,000 pairs	A2, A3, B3, C6
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	1,000–4,000 pairs	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	1,000–2,000 pairs	A3
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	2,500–5,000 pairs	A2, A3, B3, C6
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	200–300 pairs	A3
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding (2005–2011)	500–1,000 pairs	A3, B3, C6

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
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (<4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	50	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis; Scrub
Forest	40	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	9	Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Arable land
Grassland	minor (<10)
Other	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
forestry	10
agriculture	5
tourism/recreation	5

---

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pentadaktylos Mountains (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pentadaktylos-mountains-iba-cyprus on 22/12/2024.