Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Two mountains dominated by scrub with some
Pinus woodland, recently reduced in extent by fire. Human activities include livestock-farming and hunting.
This is an important site for resident raptors and species associated with upland scrub.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is from agricultural expansion. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Partial
International NonePart of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Monastiraki/Pachias Ammou-Kato Choriou, 700 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Thrypti and Orno mountains, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/thrypti-and-orno-mountains-crete-iba-greece on 25/12/2024.
