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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter (2008)	500–5,000 birds	A4i, B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident (2009)	400–500 birds	A1, C1
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident (2009)	10–50 birds	A1, C1
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	non-breeding (2010)	min 15 birds	A1, C1
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2009)	4–6 pairs	C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter (2005)	min 150 birds	A1, C1

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2014	Sierra Utrera	Lugar de Interés Científico (Ia)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Forest	26	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alange (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alange-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.