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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2009	min 34 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2010	4-9 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6

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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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	renewable energy	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	fire & fire suppression - increase in fire frequency/intensity	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	Not assessed	Not assessed	low

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Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Tossal Gros de Miramar	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	1,478	protected area overlaps with site	0
Sistema Prelitoral Central	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	19,649	protected area contained by site	0
Sistema Prelitoral Central	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	19,649	protected area contained by site	17,338
Sistema prelitoral central	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	18,171	protected area contained by site	0
Riu Gaià-Albereda de Santes Creus	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	2,998	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Riu Gaià	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,990	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Riu Gaià	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,990	protected area is adjacent to site	0
El Montmell-Marmellar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,333	protected area overlaps with site	0
El Montmell-Marmellar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9,333	protected area overlaps with site	5,562
El Montmell-Marmellar	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	9,333	protected area overlaps with site	0
Capçaleres del Foix	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	2,177	protected area overlaps with site	0
Capçaleres del Foix	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2,177	protected area overlaps with site	1,269
Capçaleres del Foix	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,177	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	-
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
not utilised	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Montagut and Montmell mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.