Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: A1, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 9,250 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2008 | high | not assessed | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
Mountains with streams, bogs and a large Quercus pyrenaica woodland. Cattle are grazed in the woodland which contains many small patches of grassland. The main human activities are game hunting and forestry.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for woodland species. The site holds probably the best population of Dendrocopos medius in Spain.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Izki mountains. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 21/10/2020.
