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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
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (1996)	common	B2, C6
Common Barn-owl Tyto alba	LC	resident (1996)	frequent	B2
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident (1996)	common	B2
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B2
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding (1995)	2,342 pairs	A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor	LC	breeding (1996)	frequent	B2, C6
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula	LC	resident (1996)	abundant	B3
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding (1996)	abundant	B2, C6
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	LC	resident (1996)	abundant	B2
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida	LC	breeding (1996)	abundant	B2
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala	LC	breeding (1996)	abundant	B2
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra	LC	breeding (1996)	abundant	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Mavrovouni (Agnanteris-Larisas)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	2
1987	Mavrovouni/Agnanteris	Game Refuge (-)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	95	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas
Shrubland	5	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	95
water management	95
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thessaly plain (Greece). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thessaly-plain-iba-greece on 23/12/2024.