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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2006)	4 pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2008)	3 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2008)	133 pairs	C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2008)	2 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2003	Sierra de Alcarama y Valle del Alhama	Zona de Especial Conservación de Importancia Comunitaria (V)	83

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	26	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland	26	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
not utilised	26
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alcarama mountain and Alhama river (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alcarama-mountain-and-alhama-river-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.