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GR147 Central Andros island
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Criteria: B3, C6
Coordinates:
37o 50' N
24o 53' E
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Altitude: 0-990 m
Area: 22750 ha
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Site Description
An inaccessible area of gorges and sea cliffs, dominated by scrub. Human activities include livestock-farming and limited arable agriculture.
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Habitats: Coastline/rocky areas (10%, Inland cliffs; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Shrubland (80%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (80%), not utilised (10%), tourism/recreation (5%), urban/industrial/transport (5%)
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Protection status
National Partial International None
650ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Stenies- M. Ag. Nikolaou/Androu, 650ha). 1,700ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Steno Kothiou, 1,700ha). 470ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Kolympar- Zagarniari/Palaiopoleas- Pitrofou- Messarias, 470ha). 250ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Reserve (Synetiou/Synetiou-Androu, 250ha).
Birds
The site is important for raptors and species associated with cliffs and scrub.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting | breeding | 1997 | Common | unknown | B3, C6
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Conservation issues
The scale of the threat posed by hunting is currently unknown. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
recreation/tourism (low), unsustainable exploitation (unknown)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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