Bird fauna diversity and distribution compare in Special Protected Area grasslands in Menikio and Holomontas Mountain.

Species diversity and distribution of bird fauna were investigated at the Special Protected Areas in Menikio and Holomontas mountainous areas, in Northern Greece, exceeding 300 km2 each. Bird fauna was recorded with the method of line transects and the description of the areas was carried out with the assistance of GPS, vegetation, land cover/use and altitude maps, during spring and summer 2000- 2004. Diversity of the 79/409 bird directive species has no significantly different between the two study areas. Some bird species had different distribution when we consider the land use and the human presence. Human presence also was a factor of great importance in the distribution of bird species, especially in Menikio mountain.