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Pirineo de Andorra


IBA Justification

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).


IBA Protection

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

Habitats

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

Land use

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.