Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 12,539 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | very high | not assessed | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A mountain valley with numerous gorges and streams. The dominant vegetation is scrub and Pinus forest with small areas of Quercus and Castanea woodland and riverine forest. The main human activities are forestry, hunting and livestock-farming.
Key biodiversity
An important area for resident raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila adalberti (resident).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Iruelas valley. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 26/03/2023.
