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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A rocky peninsula covered with phrygana and other low scrub.
The area is important for passage migrants and breeding raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla (wintering).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is from hunting. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International None2,300 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Riaka-Piaki-Ormos Menies/Afraton-Rodopou, 2,300 ha).
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.
