Site description (baseline)
A high-altitude region of the Pyrenees with large areas over 3,000 m and numerous small mountain lakes and rocky areas. Lower down, there are Pinus, Abies and Fagus forests. The main human activities are forestry, livestock-farming and recreation.
Key biodiversity
Breeding birds include four of the 10 species in Europe that are restricted to the Eurasian high-montane biome (when breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Posets-Maladeta. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1771 on 03/06/2023.