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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1996)	40–45 pairs	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Vrysinas/Armenon--Kare--Seliou--Prasson	Game Refuge (-)	-
2002	Vrysina, Prassano Farangi Dimou Rethymnis	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	49

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	60	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	30	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	80
agriculture	20
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Prasson gorge, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/prasson-gorge-crete-iba-greece on 24/12/2024.