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La Cabrera mountain range


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 Current IUCN Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix LC resident 2009 100-200 breeding pairs C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident 2009 50-150 breeding pairs C2, C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata NT resident 2009 200-500 breeding pairs A1, C1
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis LC breeding 2009 50-100 breeding pairs B2

The current IUCN Red List category 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 Cabrera - ZEPA Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 19,937 protected area overlaps with site 10,559
Sierra De La Cabrera Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 18,784 protected area overlaps with site 10,938
Riberas Del Río Tuela y Afluentes Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 498 protected area is adjacent to site 0
Pena Trevinca Zona de Especial Protección de los Valores Naturales 24,894 protected area overlaps with site 0
Pena Trevinca Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 24,896 protected area overlaps with site 8,676
Pena Trevinca Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 22,511 protected area overlaps with site 8,422
Lago de Truchillas Monumento Natural 1,027 protected area overlaps with site 0
Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto Parque Natural 32,302 protected area overlaps with site 0
Lago de Sanabria y alrededores - ZEPA Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 30,495 protected area overlaps with site 24,239
Lago De Sanabria y Alrededores Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 32,509 protected area overlaps with site 24,203
Lago de Sanabria Nature Park 5,027 protected area contained by site 22,365
Lago de La Baña Natural Monument 731 protected area contained by site 731
Lago de la Baña Monumento Natural 797 protected area contained by site 1,066

Habitats

Habitat (IUCN level 1) Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland -
Shrubland Scrub, Heathland -
Grassland Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands -
Wetlands (inland) Standing freshwater, Raised bogs -
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Scree & boulders -
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Forestry plantations -
For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
agriculture -
forestry -
hunting -
urban/industrial/transport -
not utilised -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Cabrera mountain range. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-cabrera-mountain-range-iba-spain on 04/12/2023.