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Avifauna

One of the main characteristics of the RMRNP is the rich avifauna. Until now there have been recorded 139 bird species. According to the Natura 2000 network database (http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/#), 64 species of the Annex I of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC can be found in the SPA areas of the RMRNP, from which 26 of them are migratory. Two of the most important bird species of the RMRNP are the Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L. – Pic. 3) and the Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia L. – Pic. 4). These species are significant because their existence indicates a healthy ecosystem and also because the RMRNP is one of the last resorts in Greece where they can be met. Furthermore the existence of the Western Capercaillie signifies that the forests in which it dwells are cold resistant. Some other representatives of the avifauna of the region are the Golden Eagle (Aguila chrysaetos L.), the Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus Gmelin), the Peregrin Falcon (Falco peregrinus Tunstall), the Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo L.), the Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus L.) and the majority of the Woodpecker species(fam. Picidae). (Pic. 1 and 2).

(References: Hellenic Ministry for the Environment Physical Planning & Public works. (2009). Program reassessment 69 Important Bird Areas for their classification as Special Protection Areas for Birds.)

Following there is an indicative table of the avifauna of he RMRNP:

Avifauna of the Rodopi Mountain Range National Park (RMRNP) and conservation status

No	SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	RED LIST of THREATENED SPECIES of GREECE	IUCN Red list	DIRECTIVE 2009/147/EC (An.I) [previous COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/409/EC (An.I)]	SPEC CATE- GORIES (2004)	BERN CONVENTION	BONN CONVEN- TION

Ciconidae
1	Ciconia nigra L.	Black Stork	EN	LC	+	SPEC 2	II	II
Accipitridae
2	Pernis apivorus L.	Honey Buzzard	LC	LC	+	Non-SPECE	II
3	Neophron percnopterus L.	Egyptian Vulture	CR	EN	+	SPEC 3	II
4	Circaetus gallicus Gmelin	Short-toed Eagle	NT	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
5	Accipiter brevipes Severtsov	Levant Sparrowhawk	NE	LC	+	SPEC 2	II	II
6	Accipiter nisus L.	Sparrowhawk	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II	II
7	Accipiter gentilis L.	Northern Goshawk	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II	II
3	Buteo buteo L.	Common Buzzard	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
9	Aquila pomarina C.L. Brehm	Lesser Spotted Eagle	EN	LC	+	SPEC 2	II
10	Aquila chrysaetos L.	Golden Eagle	EN	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
11	Hieraaetus pennatus Gmelin	Booted Eagle	EN	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
Falconidae
12	Falco tinnunculus L.	Common Kestrel	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II	II
13	Falco subbuteo L.	Eurasian Hobby	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II	II
14	Falco eleonorae Géné	Eleonora's Falcon	LC	LC	+	SPEC 2	II	II
15	Falco peregrinus Tunstall	Peregrine Falcon	LC	LC	+	Non-SPEC	II	II
Tetraonidae
16	Tetrastes (Bonasa) bonasia L.	Hazel Grouse	DD	LC	+	Non-SPEC	III
17	Tetrao urogallus L.	Capercaillie	VU	LC	+	Non-SPEC	ΙΙΙ
Phasianidae
18	Alectoris graeca Meisner	Rock Partridge	VU	NT	+	SPEC 2	III
19	Coturnix coturnix L.	Common Quail	NE	LC		SPEC 3	III	II
Charadriidae
20	Charadrius dubius Scopoli	Little Ringed Plover	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II	II
Scolopidae
21	Scolopax rusticola L.	Eurasian Woodcock	NE	LC		SPEC 3	III	II
Columbidae
22	Columba livia J.F. Gmelin	Rock Pigeon	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	III
23	Columba oenas L.	Stock Pigeon	NT	LC		Non-SPECE	III
24	Columba palumbus L.	Wood Pigeon	NE	LC		Non-SPECE
25	Streptopelia turtur L.	Turtle Dove	NE	LC		SPEC 3	III
Cuculidae
26	Cuculus canorus L.	Common Cuckoo	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	III
Strigidae
27	Otus scops L.	European Scops Owl	NE	LC		SPEC 2	II
28	Bubo bubo L.	Eurasian Eagle-Owl	LC	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
20	Glaucidium passerinum L.	Eurasian Pygmy Owl	NE	LC	+	Non-SPEC	II
30	Athene noctua L.	Little Owl	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
31	Asio otus L.	Long-eared Owl	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
32	Strix aluco L.	Tawny Owl	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
33	Aegolius funereus L.	Boreal Owl	DD	LC	+	Non-SPEC	II
Caprimulgidae
34	Caprimulgus europaeus L.	European Nightjar	LC	LC	+	SPEC 2	II
Apodidae
35	Apus apus L.	Common Swift	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	III
36	Tachymarptis (Apus) melba L.	Alpine Swift	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
Meropidae
37	Merops apiaster L.	European Bee-eater	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II	II
Coracidae
38	Coracias garrulus L.	European Roller	VU	NT	+	SPEC 2	II	II
Upupidae
39	Upupa epops L.	Hoopoe	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
Picidae
40	Jynx torquilla L.	Eurasian Wryneck	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
41	Picus canus J.F. Gmelin	Grey-headed Woodpecker	NT	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
42	Picus viridis L.	European Green Woodpecker	NE	LC		SPEC 2	II
43	Dryocopus martius L.	Black Woodpecker	LC	LC	+	Non-SPEC	II
44	Dendrocopos major L.	Great Spotted Woodpecker	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
45	Dendrocopos syriacus Hemprich & Ehrenberg	Syrian Woodpecker	NE	LC	+	Non-SPECE	II
46	Dendrocopos medius L.	Middle Spotted Woodpecker	LC	LC	+	Non-SPECE	II
47	Dendrocopos leucotos Bechstein	White-backed Woodpecker	NT	LC	+	Non-SPEC	II
48	Dendrocopos minor L.	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
49	Picoides tridactylus L.	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker	DD	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
Alaudidae
50	Melanocorypha calandra L.	Calandra Lark	VU	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
51	Calandrella brachydactyla Leisler	Greater Short-toed Lark	NE	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
52	Galerida cristata C.L. Brehm	Crested Lark	NE	LC		SPEC 3	III
53	Lullula arborea L.	Woodlark	LC	LC	+	SPEC 2	III
54	Alauda arvensis L.	Alauda	NT	LC		SPEC 3	III
Hirundidae
55	Riparia riparia L.	Sand Martin	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
56	Ptyonoprogne (Hirundo) rupestris Scopoli	Crag Martin	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
57	Hirundo rustica L.	Barn Swallow	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
58	Cecropis (Hirundo) daurica Laxman	Red-rumped Swallow	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
59	Delichon urbicum L.(syn. Hirundo urbica)	House Martin	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
Motacillidae
60	Anthus campestris L.	Tawny Pipit	LC	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
61	Anthus trivialis L.	Tree Pipit	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
62	Anthus spinoletta L.	Water Pipit	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
63	Motacilla flava L.	Yellow Wagtail	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
64	Motacilla cinerea Tunstall	Grey Wagtail	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
65	Motacilla alba L.	White Wagtail	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
Cinclidae
66	Cinclus cinclus L.	White-throated Dipper	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
Troglodytidae
67	Troglodytes troglodytes L.	Eurasian Wren	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	ΙΙ
Prunellidae
68	Prunella modularis L.	Dunnock	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
69	Prunella collaris Scopoli	Alpine Accentor	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
Turdidae
70	Erithacus rubecula L.	European Robin	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
71	Luscinia megarhynchos C.L. Brehm	Nightingale	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
72	Phoenicurus ochruros S.G. Gmelin	Black Redstart	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
73	Phoenicurus phoenicurus L.	Common Redstart	NE	LC		SPEC 2	II
74	Saxicola rubetra L.	Whinchat	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
75	Saxicola torquatus L.	African Stonechat	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
76	Oenanthe isabellina Temminck	Isabelline Wheatear	NT	LC		Non-SPEC	II
77	Oenanthe oenanthe L.	Northern Wheatear	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
78	Monticola saxatilis L.	Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
79	Turdus torquatus L.	Ring Ouzel	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
80	Turdus merula L.	Blackbird	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	III
81	Turdus philomelos C.L. Brehm	Song Thrush	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	III
82	Turdus viscivorus L.	Mistle Thrush	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	III
Sylviidae
83	Cettia cetti Temminck	Cetti's Warbler	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
84	Acrocephalus palustris Bechstein	Marsh Warbler	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
85	Hippolais pallida Hemprich & Ehrenberg	Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
86	Sylvia cantillans Pallas	Subalpine Warbler	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
87	Sylvia melanocephala J.F. Gmelin	Sardinian Warbler	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
88	Sylvia crassirostris Cretzschmar(syn. Sylvia hortensis)	Eastern Orphean Warbler	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
89	Sylvia nisoria Bechstein	Barred Warbler	NT	LC	+	Non-SPECE	II
90	Sylvia curruca L.	Lesser Whitethroat	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	ΙΙ
91	Sylvia communis Latham	Whitethroat	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	IΙ
92	Sylvia atricapilla L.	Blackcap	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	ΙΙ
93	Phylloscopus orientalis C.L. Brehm(syn. Phylloscopus bonelli)	Eastern Bonelli's Warbler	NE	LC		SPEC 2	ΙΙ
94	Phylloscopus sibilatrix Bechstein	Wood Warbler	NE	LC		SPEC 2	ΙΙ
95	Phylloscopus collybita Vieillot	Common Chiffchaff	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
96	Regulus regulus L.	Goldcrest	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
97	Regulus ignicapilla Temminck	Firecrest	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
Muscicapidae
98	Muscicapa striata Pallas	Spotted Flycatcher	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II	II
99	Ficedula parva Bechstein	Red-breasted Flycatcher	DD	LC	+	Non-SPEC	II	II
Aegithalidae
100	Aegithalos caudatus L.	Long-tailed Tit	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	III
Paridae
101	Poecile (Parus) palustris L.	Marsh Tit	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
102	Poecile (Parus) lugubris Temminck	Sombre Tit	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
103	Parus montanus von Baldenstein	Willow Tit	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
104	Lophophanes (Parus) cristatus L.	Crested Tit	NE	LC		SPEC 2	II
105	Periparus (Parus) ater L.	Coal Tit	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
106	Cyanistes (Parus) caeruleus L.	Blue Tit	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
107	Parus major L.	Great Tit	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
Sittidae
108	Sitta europaea L.	Eurasian Nuthatch	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
109	Sitta neumayer Michahelles	Western Rock Nuthatch	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
Certhiidae
110	Certhia familiaris L.	Common Treecreeper	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
111	Certhia brachydactyla C.L. Brehm	Short-toed Treecreeper	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
Oriolidae
112	Oriolus oriolus L.	Eurasian Golden Oriole	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
Laniidae
113	Lanius collurio L.	Red-backed Shrike	NE	LC	+	SPEC 3	II
114	Lanius minor J.F. Gmelin	Lesser Grey Shrike	NT	LC	+	SPEC 2	II
115	Lanius excubitor L.	Northern Shrike	DD	LC		SPEC 3	II
116	Lanius senator L.	Woodchat Shrike	NE	LC		SPEC 2	II
Corvidae
117	Garrulus glandarius L.	Eurasian Jay	NE	LC		Non-SPEC
118	Pica pica L.	Eurasian Magpie	NE	LC		Non-SPEC
119	Nucifraga caryocatactes L.	Spotted Nutcracker	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
120	Corvus monedula L.	Jackdaw	NE	LC		Non-SPECE
121	Corvus corone L.	Carrion Crow	NE	LC		Non-SPEC
122	Corvus corax L.	Common Raven	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	III

Passeridae
123	Passer montanus L.	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	NE	LC		SPEC 3	III
124	Passer domesticus L.	House Sparrow	NE	LC		SPEC 3

Fringillidae
125	Fringilla coelebs L.	Chaffinch	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	III
126	Serinus serinus L.	European Serin	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
127	Carduelis chloris L.	European Greenfinch	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
128	Carduelis carduelis L.	European Goldfinch	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
129	Carduelis spinus L.	Eurasian Siskin	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
130	Carduelis cannabina L.	Linnet	NE	LC		SPEC 2	II
131	Loxia curvirostra L.	Red Crossbill	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	II
132	Pyrrhula pyrrhula L.	Eurasian Bullfinch	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	III
133	Coccothraustes coccothraustes L.	Hawfinch	NE	LC		Non-SPEC	ΙΙ

Emberizidae
134	Emberiza citrinella L.	Yellowhammer	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
135	Emberiza cirlus L.	Cirl Bunting	NE	LC		Non-SPECE	II
136	Emberiza cia L.	Rock Bunting	NE	LC		SPEC 3	II
137	Emberiza hortulana L.	Ortolan Bunting	LC	LC	+	SPEC 2	III
138	Emberiza melanocephala Scopoli	Black-headed Bunting	NE	LC		SPEC 2	II
139	Emberiza (Miliaria) calandra L.	Corn Bunting	NE	LC		SPEC 2	III

REFERENCES:	- NATURA 2000
	- Hellenic Zoological Society. (2009). Red List of Threatened species of Greece
	- Hellenic Ministry for the Environment Physical Planning & Public works . (2002). Environmental Study of the Rodopi Mountain Range
	- Joint Ministerial Decision 33318/3028/11-12-1998
	- Joint Ministerial Decision 14849/853/Ε103/4-4-2008
	- BirdLife International - Hellenic Ornithological Society (2009). Conservation review
	- Hellenic Ministry for the Environment Physical Planning & Public works . (2009). Program reassessment 69 Important Bird Areas for their classification as Special Protection Areas for Birds.

Glossary for the table of Avifauna

Red List of Threatened species of Greece / IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria:
CR: Critically Endangered
ΕΝ : Endangered
VU: Vulnerable
ΝΤ: Near Threatened
LC: Least Concern
DD: Data Deficient
ΝΕ: Not Evaluated
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2009/147/EC:
+ : Annex I
SPEC Categories 2004 (BirdLife International):
SPEC 1: Species of global conservation concern, i.e. classified as globally threatened, Near Threatened or Data Deficient (BirdLife International 2004a; IUCN 2004).
SPEC 2: Concentrated in Europe and with an Unfavourable Conservation Status.
SPEC 3: Not concentrated in Europe but with an Unfavourable Conservation Status.
Non-SPECE : Concentrated in Europe but with a Favourable Conservation Status.
Non-SPEC: Not concentrated in Europe and with a Favourable Conservation Status.
Bern Convention:
II : Appendix II (Strictly protected fauna species)
III : Appendix III (Protected fauna species)
Bonn Convention:
I :Appendix I (Endangered migratory species)
II : Appendix II ( Migratory species that require or would benefit significantly from international co-operative Agreements under the Bonn Convention)

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