The site was identified as important in 2000 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident | 1997 | 300-500 breeding pairs | B2 |
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella | LC | resident | 1997 | 500-1,000 breeding pairs | B3 |
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia | LC | resident | 1996 | 200-1,000 breeding pairs | B2 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2000).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vedat Reserve de Xixerella | Unknown | 750 | unknown | 0 |
Vedat de caça del Parc Natural de la Vall de Sorteny | Vedat de caça | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Vedat de caça de Xixerella | Vedat de caça | 750 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Vedat de caça de Ransol | Vedat de caça | 0 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Vedat de caça d'Enclar | Vedat de caça | 2,500 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 4,247 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Parc Natural de la Vall de Sorteny | Parc Natural Comunal | 1,080 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Parc Natural de la Vall de Sorteny | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,080 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,543 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa | Parc Natural Comunal | 1,543 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Treeline ecotone | - |
Shrubland | - | |
Grassland | Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Other urban and industrial areas | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
tourism/recreation | - |
agriculture | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pirineo de Andorra. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pirineo-de-andorra-iba-andorra on 30/09/2023.