Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population at site | IBA criteria triggered |
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Grey Partridge Perdix perdix | LC | resident | 2010 | 40-45 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | LC | breeding | 2010 | 25-30 breeding pairs | C6 |
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident | 2010 | min 7 breeding pairs | C6 |
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus | LC | breeding | 2010 | min 20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | LC | resident | 2010 | min 18 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident | 2010 | 90-110 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis | LC | breeding | 2010 | 50-70 breeding pairs | B2 |
Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.
For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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Sierra De La Encina De La Lastra | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 288 | protected area contained by site | 289 |
Serra da Enciña da Lastra | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,787 | protected area contained by site | 1,723 |
Serra da Enciña da Lastra | Zona de Especial Protección de los Valores Naturales | 1,742 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Serra da Enciña da Lastra | Parque Natural | 3,152 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Serra da Enciña da Lastra | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,787 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Riberas Del Río Sil y Afluentes | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 361 | protected area overlaps with site | 133 |
Riberas Del Río Órbigo y Afluentes | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,270 | protected area overlaps with site | 43 |
Montes Aquilanos y Sierra De Teleno | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 31,789 | protected area overlaps with site | 31,620 |
Montes Aquilanos | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 33,007 | protected area contained by site | 33,280 |
Las Médulas | Monumento Natural | 3,158 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,115 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland | - |
Shrubland | Scrub, Heathland | - |
Grassland | Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Rivers and streams | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Forestry plantations, Ruderal land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
military | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montes Aquilanos range. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1665 on 10/06/2023.