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GR008 Filiouri river valley and east Rodopi mountains
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Criteria: A1, B2, B3, C1, C6
Coordinates:
41o 10' N
25o 45' E
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Altitude: 50-745 m
Area: 77000 ha
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Site Description
The site encompasses hills to the south-east of Mount Rodopi and the catchment of the Filiouri river. Vegetation cover is predominantly scrub with some grazed oak Quercus forest. Land-use is traditional and non-intensive.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (10%, Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (5%, Inland cliffs), Forest (10%, Broadleaved deciduous woodland), Grassland (10%, Steppes and dry calcareous grassland), Shrubland (65%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (95%)
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Protection status
National Partial International None
Part of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Pefkodasas Nimfeas, 400ha).37504 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) KOILADA FILIOURI(GR1130011).
Birds
This is an important site for breeding and passage raptors and species associated with forest and scrub. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila heliaca (breeding), Falco naumanni (passage).
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| Phylloscopus orientalis Eastern Bonelli's Warbler | breeding | 1995 | Common | average | B3
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| Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker | resident | 1995 | Common | average | C6
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| Dendrocopos syriacus Syrian Woodpecker | resident | 1995 | Common | average | B3, C6
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| Strix aluco Tawny Owl | resident | 1992 | Frequent | average | B3
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| Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture | breeding | 1995 | 5 | - | average | B2, C6
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| Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon | resident | 1995 | 2 | 5 | average | C6
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| Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture | non-breeding | 1996 | Frequent | average | A1, C1
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| Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake-eagle | breeding | 1995 | 10 | - | average | B2, C6
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| Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle | resident | 1995 | 2 | 4 | average | C6
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| Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike | breeding | 1995 | Common | average | B2, C6
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| Ficedula semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher | breeding | 1990 | Rare | poor | B2, C6
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| Sylvia hortensis Orphean Warbler | breeding | 1993 | Uncommon | average | B2
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| Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting | breeding | 1995 | Common | average | B2, C6
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Conservation issues
The main threats are from road construction, deforestation and intensified forest management. Part of area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
deforestation (commercial) (medium), firewood collection (low), forest grazing (low), infrastructure (medium), intensified forest management (high), unsustainable exploitation (medium)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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