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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
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: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
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	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Montes Aquilanos range. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 15/08/2022.