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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
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus	LC	resident (1989)	present	C6
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident (1989)	frequent	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1976	Riaka--Piaki--Ormos Menies/Afraton--Rodopou	Game Refuge (-)	33
2002	Voreio Tmima Chersonisou Rodopou Dimou Kolymvariou	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	33

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	70	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Inland cliffs
Grassland	5	Dry siliceous grassland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
tourism/recreation	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rodopos peninsula, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rodopos-peninsula-crete-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.