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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	resident	2001	11-50 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	resident	2009	min 10 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2009	min 10 males	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	non-breeding	2009	30-40 individuals	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2009	min 11 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2009	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2001	min 800 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2009	present	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	resident	2009	present	A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2009	present	A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis	LC	resident	2009	present	A3
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella	LC	resident	2009	present	A3

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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Viñamala	National Game Reserve	49,230	protected area overlaps with site	15,000
Viñamala	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	25,302	protected area is adjacent to site	1,676
Río Cinca (Valle de Pineta)	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	118	protected area contained by site	118
Río Ara	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,019	protected area overlaps with site	226
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	31,189	protected area overlaps with site	13,448
Ordesa-Vinamala	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	51,396	protected area overlaps with site	20,000
Ordesa y Monte Perdido	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15,797	protected area contained by site	0
Ordesa y Monte Perdido	Parque Nacional	15,608	protected area contained by site	0
Ordesa y Monte Perdido	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	15,797	protected area contained by site	15,608
Ordesa y Monte Perdido	National Park	35,287	protected area overlaps with site	31,800
Los Circos	National Game Reserve	27,119	protected area overlaps with site	13,000
Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de Monte Perdido o de las Tres Sorores	Monumento Natural	779	protected area contained by site	0
Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de la Munia	Monumento Natural	3,190	protected area contained by site	0
Cueva de Los Moros	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1	protected area overlaps with site	0
Cuenca del Río Yesa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,600	protected area overlaps with site	494
Cuenca del Río Airés	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,742	protected area overlaps with site	1,976
Chistau	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10,679	protected area overlaps with site	822
Bujaruelo - Garganta de Los Navarros	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9,775	protected area is adjacent to site	1,676
Alto Valle del Cinca	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14,591	protected area contained by site	14,655
Alto Cinca	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14,708	protected area contained by site	14,670

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ordesa-Bielsa. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/08/2022.