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The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2008	500-33,660 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	2009	100-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2011	1 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	passage	2008	1,900-6,320 individuals	A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2008	20-26 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2009	9,190-54,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv, C5

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat level 1	Threat level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected-area designation	Management planning	Other conservation action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

For more information about IBA conservation status, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Tristuibartea	Natural Reserve	56	protected area contained by site	56
Tristuibartea	Reserva Natural	56	protected area overlaps with site	0
Tejo de Auzteguia	Monumento Natural	1	protected area contained by site	0
Sistema fluvial de los ríos Irati; Urrobi y Erro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,101	protected area overlaps with site	108
Roncesvalles-Selva de Irati	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18,078	protected area overlaps with site	0
Roncesvalles-Selva de Irati	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18,078	protected area overlaps with site	17,039
Monte Alduide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,029	protected area contained by site	7,751
Mendilaz	Reserva Natural	139	protected area contained by site	119
Lizardoya	Reserva Integral	63	protected area contained by site	64
Hayedo de Odia	Enclave Natural	43	protected area contained by site	0
Haya de Nabala	Monumento Natural	1	protected area contained by site	0
Haya de los Tres Brazos	Monumento Natural	1	protected area contained by site	0
Belate	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	26,067	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Avellanos de Orión	Monumento Natural	1	protected area contained by site	0
Arrollandieta	Wild Fauna Reserve	232	protected area contained by site	232
Arce de Orión	Monumento Natural	1	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Roncesvalles-Irati-Abodi mountain range. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/roncesvalles-irati-abodi-mountain-range-iba-spain on 24/09/2023.