Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 69,458 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | not assessed | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A mountainous area in the Cordillera Cantábrica with limestone cliffs, Quercus and Fagus woodland, and alpine grasslands grazed by cattle. The site also includes five protected lakes.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for cliff-nesting and forest species.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fuentes Carrionas. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/03/2023.
