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GR115 Mount Kohilas, Skyros island
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Criteria: A1, B2, B3, C1, C6
Coordinates:
38o 46' N
24o 40' E
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Altitude: 0-792 m
Area: 5500 ha
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Site Description
A rugged mountain chain which forms high cliffs along the south-east coast of Skyros. The dominant vegetation is phrygana with small patches of grassland and Quercus and Acer woodland.
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Habitats: Coastline/rocky areas (25%, Inland cliffs; Scree and boulders; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Grassland (5%, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland), Shrubland (70%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis; Scrub)
Land use: agriculture (95%), not utilised (5%)
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Protection status
National None International None
4097 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) SKYROS: OROS KOCHYLAS(GR2420006).
Birds
This is an important site for seabirds, raptors and species associated with scrub.
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| Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon | breeding | 1996 | - | 60 | good | B2, C6
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| Emberiza cineracea Cinereous Bunting | breeding | 1994 | - | - | unknown | A1, B2, C1, C6
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| Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting | breeding | 1996 | Common | unknown | B3, C6
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Conservation issues
The most important threat is overgrazing of the phrygana. This is also preventing regeneration of the remnant patches of woodland. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
firewood collection (high), forest grazing (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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