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The site was identified as important in 2012 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
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	LC	breeding	2005-2012	300-1,200 breeding pairs	B2
Coal Tit Periparus ater	LC	breeding	2005-2011	3,000-7,000 breeding pairs	C6
Woodlark Lullula arborea	LC	breeding	2005-2011	100-300 breeding pairs	C6
Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax	LC	breeding	2005-2011	500-1,500 breeding pairs	A2, B2
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2005-2011	1,000-2,000 breeding pairs	C6
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca	LC	breeding	2005-2011	750-1,750 breeding pairs	A2, B3, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2012) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2012. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Troodos	National Forest Park	80
1992	Chionistra	Nature Reserve	1
1992	Pikromiloudhi	Nature Reserve	1
1992	Livadhi tou Pasha	Nature Reserve	<1
1992	Kryos Potamos	Nature Reserve	<1
1999	Ethniko Dasiko Parko Troodous	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	96
2007	Ethniko Dasiko Parko Troodous	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	96
2014	Troodos Range to South West Shores	Περιοχές Εξαιρετικής Φυσικής Καλλονής	95
2014	Dasos Troodous	Ακτές και Περιοχές Προστασίας της Φύσης	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Native coniferous woodland	87
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas	5
Shrubland	Scrub	4
Other		3
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		1

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Troodos Forest (Cyprus). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/troodos-forest-iba-cyprus on 23/11/2024.