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GR121 Southern Mani, Mount Sanghias and Cape Tenaro
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Criteria: A3, B2, B3
Coordinates:
36o 34' N
22o 27' E
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Altitude: 0-1214 m
Area: 25000 ha
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Site Description
A rocky, mountainous peninsula in the southern Peloponissos. The area is dominated by phrygana and oak Quercus forests.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (10%, Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (40%, Inland cliffs; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Shrubland (40%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (70%), tourism/recreation (30%)
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Protection status
National None International None
Birds
This is an important site for passage raptors and passerines. Breeding birds include seven of the 21 species in Europe that are restricted (when breeding) to the Mediterranean biome. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila heliaca (non-breeding).
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| Alectoris graeca Rock Partridge | resident | 1996 | Common | average | A3
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| Athene noctua Little Owl | resident | 1996 | Common | unknown | B2
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| Monticola solitarius Blue Rock-thrush | resident | 1996 | Common | unknown | B2
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| Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared Wheatear | breeding | 1996 | Abundant | unknown | A3, B2
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| Sitta neumayer Western Rock-nuthatch | resident | 1996 | Abundant | unknown | A3, B3
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| Sylvia rueppelli Rueppell's Warbler | breeding | 1996 | Uncommon | unknown | A3
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| Sylvia melanocephala Sardinian Warbler | resident | 1996 | Abundant | unknown | A3
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| Sylvia cantillans Subalpine Warbler | breeding | 1996 | Common | unknown | A3
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| Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting | breeding | 1996 | Rare | unknown | A3
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Conservation issues
Major threats are from hunting, land abandonment in the remoter areas, infilling of small wetlands for tourism, fires and forest grazing.
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Threats:
abandonment/reduction of land management (medium), agricultural intensification/expansion (medium), burning of vegetation (high), consequences of animal/plant introductions (high), disturbance to birds (high), forest grazing (medium), recreation/tourism (high), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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