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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Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | LC | resident | 2008 | min 21 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata | LC | resident | 2009 | 15 breeding pairs | B2, C2 |
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | LC | breeding | 2009 | 12-20 breeding pairs | B2, C2 |
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident | 2009 | 250-500 breeding pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius | LC | resident | 1995 | 150 breeding pairs | B2 |
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura | LC | resident | 1995 | 300 breeding pairs | B2, C2 |
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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Sierras de Gádor y Enix | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 50,344 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Sierra Nevada Noroeste | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 778 | protected area contained by site | 790 |
Sierra Nevada | Parque Nacional | 85,883 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Sierra Nevada | Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC) | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Sierra Nevada | Parque Natural | 86,355 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Sierra Nevada | National Game Reserve | 35,430 | protected area contained by site | 35,430 |
Sierra Nevada | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 172,238 | protected area contained by site | 171,811 |
Sierra Nevada | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 172,238 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra Nevada | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve | 171,646 | protected area contained by site | 171,646 |
Ramblas de Gérgal; Tabernas y Sur de Sierra Alhamilla | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 22,853 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Ramblas de Gergal, Tabernas y Sur de Sierra Alhamilla | Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC) | 0 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Humedales y Turberas de Padul | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 327 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Falla de Nigüelas | Monumento Natural | 7 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Cárcavas de Marchal | Monumento Natural | 5 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Barrancos del Río de Aguas Blancas | Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC) | 0 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Barrancos del Río de Aguas Blancas | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,995 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,419 |
Albufera de Adra | Reserva Natural | 46 | protected area contained by site | 171,646 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland | - |
Shrubland | Scrub | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Dry siliceous grassland | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams | - |
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
forestry | - |
hunting | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sierra Nevada mountain range. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.