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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | resident | 2010 | min 139 individuals | A1, C1 |
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | resident | 1996 | 150 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 40 breeding pairs | A1, B2, C1 |
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti | VU | resident | 2007 | present | C6 |
Alaudala rufescens | NR | resident | 2009 | present | B2 |
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | LC | resident | 2009 | present | C6 |
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura | LC | resident | 1996 | 200 breeding pairs | B2, C2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Desert | Semidesert | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Ruderal land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hoya de Baza. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hoya-de-baza-iba-spain on 22/09/2023.