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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	2009	min 30 individuals	B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2009	3-5 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2004	70 breeding pairs	C2

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
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - agro-industry farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	hunting & collecting terrestrial animals - persecution/control	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	dams & water management/use - small dams	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	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - herbicides and pesticides	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	domestic & urban waste water - sewage	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	garbage & solid waste	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	industrial & military effluents - type unknown/unrecorded	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	utility & service lines	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Condition of key/trigger populations (state)
Scientific	Common	TargetPop	ActualPop	Units	Remaining	Result
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	5	5	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Ciconia ciconia	White Stork	100	100	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret	500	500	individuals	100	favourable
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	70	70	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	negligible

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Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Sierra de Gredos y Valle del Jerte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	69,529	protected area overlaps with site	1,582
Roble Grande de la Solana	Árbol Singular	3	protected area contained by site	0
Roble de Romanejo o del Acarreadero	Árbol Singular	3	protected area contained by site	0
Ríos Alagon y Jerte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,132	protected area overlaps with site	610
Río y Pinares del Tietar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8,717	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Río Tietar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,321	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Monte Valcorchero	Paisaje Protegido	1,196	protected area overlaps with site	0
Colonias de Cernícalo Primilla y El Cachón de Plasencia	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	34	protected area contained by site	0
Castaños de la Fuente de las Escobanchas	Árbol Singular	6	protected area contained by site	0
Castaños de Escondelobo o Condelobo	Árbol Singular	6	protected area contained by site	0
Arroyos Barbaon y Calzones	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,056	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Other urban and industrial areas	-

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Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Plasencia and San Bernabé mountain range. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 08/03/2021.