AL008
Thethi


IBA Justification

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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus LC resident 1980-1989 present B2

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


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1966 Thethi Park Kombetar 100
2002 Shpella e Majës së Arapit Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) -
2002 Burimet e Okolit,Thethit Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) -
2002 Shpella e Thethit Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) -
2002 Kanioni i Grunasit Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) -
2002 Ujëvara e Thethit Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) -
2002 Burimet e Shtarzës Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) -
2002 Shpella e Kataraktit Nature Monument (Category III IUCN) -

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland -
Grassland Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs -
Shrubland -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture -
forestry -
tourism/recreation -
nature conservation and research -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thethi (Albania). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thethi-iba-albania on 23/11/2024.