Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Grey Partridge Perdix perdix | LC | resident | 2001 | min 70 breeding pairs | C6 |
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta | LC | resident | 2009 | 35-40 breeding pairs | C6 |
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus | LC | resident | 2009 | min 15 males | C6 |
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus | LC | resident | 2001 | min 3 breeding pairs | C6 |
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus | NT | resident | 2009 | 3 breeding pairs | B2, C2 |
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius | LC | resident | 2001 | min 20 breeding pairs | C6 |
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident | 2001 | min 100 breeding pairs | B2, C2 |
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | LC | resident | 2009 | present | A3 |
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | LC | resident | 2009 | present | A3 |
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris | LC | resident | 2009 | present | A3 |
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis | LC | resident | 2009 | present | A3 |
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella | LC | resident | 2009 | present | A3 |
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.
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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Sierra de Chía - Congosto de Seira | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 8,667 | protected area is adjacent to site | 481 |
Río Isábena | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,993 | protected area overlaps with site | 450 |
Río Ésera | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,759 | protected area overlaps with site | 960 |
Posets-Maladeta | Parque Natural | 33,267 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Posets - Maladeta | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 34,434 | protected area overlaps with site | 25,098 |
Posets - Maladeta | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 34,434 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Posests - Maldeta | Nature Park | 29,488 | protected area overlaps with site | 25,200 |
Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de Posets o Llardana | Monumento Natural | 3,190 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de Perdiguero | Monumento Natural | 3,190 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de la Maladeta o Montes Malditos | Monumento Natural | 3,190 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Gelada | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) | 2,295 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Era Artiga de Lin - Eth Portilhon | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 7,048 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Era Artiga de Lin - Eth Portilhon | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 7,048 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Cotiella - Sierra Ferrera | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 25,331 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Chistau | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 10,679 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Capçalera de la Noguera Ribagorçana | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) | 2,514 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Benasque | National Game Reserve | 23,913 | protected area contained by site | 23,913 |
Artiga de Lin, Era | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) | 7,026 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Aigüestortes | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 56,121 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Aigüestortes | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 56,121 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland | - |
Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Highly improved re-seeded landscapes | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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forestry | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Posets-Maladeta. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/08/2022.