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GR077 Acheron delta and gorge
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Criteria: A3, A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Coordinates:
39o 15' N
20o 30' E
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Altitude: 0-350 m
Area: 6000 ha
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Site Description
The inland part of the site consists of arable cultivation and a gorge with cliffs, deciduous forest and scrub. The coastal delta includes brackish marshes and low, scrub-dominated hills. Human activities include arable agriculture, livestock-farming, recreation and hunting.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (20%, Arable land), Coastline/rocky areas (5%, Inland cliffs; Scree and boulders), Forest (20%, Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland), Shrubland (15%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis), Wetland (40%, Rivers and streams; Sand dunes and beaches; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation)
Land use: agriculture (60%), tourism/recreation (20%)
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Protection status
National None International None
11692 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) ORI PARAMYTHIAS, STENA KALAMA ΚΑΙ STENA ACHERONTA(GR2120008).
Birds
The site is important for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds and raptors. Breeding birds include eight 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: Phalacrocorax pygmeus (wintering), Pelecanus crispus (non-breeding), Aythya nyroca (non-breeding), Gallinago media (passage).
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| Alectoris graeca Rock Partridge | resident | 1994 | Common | unknown | A3
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| Hieraaetus fasciatus Bonelli's Eagle | resident | 1994 | 2 | 2 | unknown | C6
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| Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis | passage | 1996 | 250 | - | unknown | A4i, B1i, C2
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| Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared Wheatear | breeding | 1995 | Common | unknown | A3
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| Sitta neumayer Western Rock-nuthatch | resident | 1995 | Frequent | unknown | A3
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| Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler | breeding | 1994 | Uncommon | unknown | A3
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| Sylvia melanocephala Sardinian Warbler | resident | 1995 | Common | unknown | A3
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| Sylvia cantillans Subalpine Warbler | breeding | 1995 | Common | unknown | A3
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| Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting | breeding | 1994 | Uncommon | unknown | A3
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| Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting | breeding | 1994 | Frequent | unknown | A3
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Conservation issues
Major threats are from drainage, agricultural expansion and hunting. The area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (medium), disturbance to birds (medium), drainage (high), forest grazing (low), recreation/tourism (high), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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