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Fausilla mountains


IBA Justification

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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata NT winter 1988 min 961 individuals A1, C1
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus LC breeding 1999 2-4 breeding pairs C6

The current IUCN Red List category (shown above) may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Sierra de la Fausilla Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 869 protected area overlaps with site 684
Sierra de la Fausilla Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 899 protected area overlaps with site 627

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Desert Semidesert -
Artificial/Terrestrial Other urban and industrial areas -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
urban/industrial/transport -
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fausilla mountains. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fausilla-mountains-iba-spain on 19/03/2024.