Bujeo, Ojén, del Niño and Blanquilla mountain ranges (Spain) IBA | Summary

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Bujeo, Ojén, del Niño and Blanquilla mountain ranges

Current view: summary

Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, A4iv, B1iii, B1iv, C1, C2, C5, C6 (2011)
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Area: 44,839 hectares (448.39 km²)

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Site description (2000 baseline)
A chain of limestone hills covered by Quercus woodland and scrub. The main human activities are livestock-farming and cork harvesting (`Other' land-use, below).

Key biodiversity
The site is a major migratory bottleneck, where 20,000 storks and raptors regularly pass.

Attributes
Raptors MOU - IBA listed under Table 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bujeo, Ojén, del Niño and Blanquilla mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bujeo-ojén-del-niño-and-blanquilla-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.