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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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1996)	6–20 pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident (1996)	common	C6
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	NT	breeding (1996)	abundant	B2
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer	LC	resident (1996)	abundant	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Kanala Valtou	Game Refuge (-)	8
-	Mesonyhi - Fountes/Klidi - Skoulikaria	Game Refuge (-)	4
1980	Kanala (Valtou)	Katafygio Agrias Zois (IV)	13

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	50	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Treeline ecotone
Shrubland	40	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	10	Arable land
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	8	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	70
not utilised	30

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