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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
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	resident	1996	500-700 breeding pairs	B3
Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus	LC	resident	1996	10,000-40,000 breeding pairs	B3
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding	1996	6,000-8,000 breeding pairs	B2
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding	1996	4,000-6,000 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Common Barn-owl Tyto alba	LC	resident	1996	500 breeding pairs	B2
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident	1996	600-800 breeding pairs	B2
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	resident	1996	700-1,500 breeding pairs	B3
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2009	13-24 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2009	6-16 breeding pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2009	min 3 breeding pairs	C2, C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding	1996	800-1,000 breeding pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2008	min 23 breeding pairs	C6
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	LC	breeding	1996	4,000-10,000 breeding pairs	B2
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident	1996	300-400 breeding pairs	B2

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
Pollution	excess energy - thermal pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	flight paths	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	Not assessed	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

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)
Serra de Collcardús	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	568	protected area contained by site	0
Sauva Negra, la	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	111	protected area contained by site	0
Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	16,085	protected area contained by site	16,083
Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	16,085	protected area contained by site	0
Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	16,084	protected area contained by site	0
Sant Lloren del Munt I L'obac	Nature Park	9,638	protected area contained by site	9,638
Roques Blanques	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	571	protected area overlaps with site	0
Riu Llobregat	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	262	protected area overlaps with site	0
Riu Congost	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	356	protected area overlaps with site	0
Riu Congost	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	357	protected area overlaps with site	175
Muntanya de Montserrat	Reserva Natural Parcial	1,761	protected area contained by site	0
Muntanya de Montserrat	Parque Natural	3,494	protected area contained by site	0
Montserrat-Roques Blanques-riu Llobregat	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,263	protected area overlaps with site	0
Montserrat-Roques Blanques-riu Llobregat	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7,263	protected area overlaps with site	7,270
Montserrat	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	5,862	protected area contained by site	0
Montserrat	Nature Park	3,992	protected area contained by site	3,630
Massís del Montseny	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	28,960	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Massís del Montseny	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	29,034	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac	Parque Natural	9,409	protected area contained by site	0
Gallifa-Cingles de Bertí	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	7,206	protected area contained by site	7,211
Gallifa-Cingles de Bertí	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,206	protected area contained by site	0
Gallifa	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	2,995	protected area contained by site	0
Gallecs	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	698	protected area contained by site	0
El Moianes i la Riera de Muntanyola	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	10,629	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cingles de Bertí	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	4,211	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

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

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mountains of Barcelona. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mountains-of-barcelona-iba-spain on 04/10/2023.