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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A long ridge west of the River Acheloos. The site is dominated by maquis, oak
Quercus woodland, and at higher altitudes fir
Abies forests. Human activities include stock-raising and arable agriculture.
The site is important for species typical of Mediterranean woodland and scrub. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Falco naumanni (4-8 breeding pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The site is threatened by agricultural intensification, grazing preventing forest regeneration and a planned construction of a new dam on the River Acheloos.
National Partial
International None3,600 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Kanala Valtou, 3,600 ha). 1,560 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Mesonyhi-Fountes/Klidi-Skoulikaria, 1,560 ha).
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.
