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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca	NT	resident	1996	common	A3
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1996	common	B2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	1996	common	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	1996	abundant	A3
Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli	LC	breeding	1996	uncommon	A3
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident	1996	abundant	A3, B3
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident	1996	common	B2
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	1996	abundant	A3, B2
Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia	LC	breeding	1996	rare	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

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%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2002	Notia Mani	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	10
Forest		10
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
tourism/recreation	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Southern Mani, mount Sangias and cape Tainaro (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/southern-mani-mount-sangias-and-cape-tainaro-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.