Pentashoinos River (Cyprus) - BirdLife IBA factsheet

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Pentashoinos River

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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	50-249 breeding pairs	B2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2-4 breeding pairs	B2, C6
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2005-2011	10-40 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	2,000-3,000 breeding pairs	B3, C6
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.

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	high	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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high

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
2007	Potamos Pentaschinos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	85
2014	Troodos Range to South West Shores	Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής	22

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	36
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	31
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	29
Wetlands (inland)		4

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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