Site description (baseline)
A mountain massif with many high limestone cliffs. The vegetation comprises scrub, grassland and Quercus and Abies forests. The main human activities are livestock-farming, hunting and tourism.
Key biodiversity
This is an important area for cliff-nesting raptors, particularly Gyps fulvus and Hieraaetus fasciatus. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila adalberti (non-breeding) and Falco naumanni (7 breeding pairs).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ubrique and Grazalema mountain ranges. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1870 on 08/06/2023.