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GR071 Ioannina city and neighbouring area
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Criteria: A1, B2, C1, C6
Coordinates:
39o 40' N
20o 51' E
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Altitude: 0-470 m
Area: 8000 ha
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Site Description
The IBA includes the city of Ioannina and the surrounding arable land and hills.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (90%, Arable land; Forestry plantations; Other urban and industrial areas), Shrubland (10%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (85%), unknown (10%), urban/industrial/transport (5%)
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Protection status
National None International None
Birds
The site is important for species associated with arable agriculture.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel | breeding | 1996 | 50 | 150 | poor | A1, B2, C1, C6
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Conservation issues
The main threat is the intensification of agriculture. The demolition of old buildings is a particular threat to Falco naumanni (`Other' threats).
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Threats:
abandonment/reduction of land management (medium), agricultural intensification/expansion (high), industrialization/urbanization (unknown), other (medium), unsustainable exploitation (unknown)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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