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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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2009	10-11 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2009	459-470 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2, C6

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - agro-industry grazing, ranching or farmin	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	logging & wood harvesting - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	drought	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	habitat shifting and alteration	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	mining and quarrying	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - large dams	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	other ecosystem modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	whole area/population (>90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - nutrient loads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Gyps fulvus	Griffon Vulture	275	449	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	6	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Aquila fasciata	Bonelli's Eagle	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sierra del Moncayo - ZEPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5,654	protected area overlaps with site	5,705
Sierra Del Moncayo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7,046	protected area overlaps with site	5,878
Sierra de Nava Alta - Puerto de La Chabola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,905	protected area overlaps with site	4,478
Sierra de Moncayo - Los Fayos - Sierra de Armas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	18,115	protected area contained by site	18,193
Moncayo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,937	protected area contained by site	9,848
Moncayo	Parque Natural	9,928	protected area contained by site	0
Maderuela	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	691	protected area overlaps with site	480
Dehesa del Moncayo	Nature Park	1,389	protected area contained by site	9,848
Cueva Honda	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1	protected area contained by site	1
Barranco de Valdeplata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,030	protected area contained by site	1,030

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	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	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Moncayo mountain range. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.