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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountainous area with
Quercus woodland, dehesas, and extensive areas of scrub. The main human activities are game hunting, livestock-grazing, apiculture and cork harvesting (`Other' land-use, below).
This is an important site for breeding raptors, particularly
Aquila adalberti. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aegypius monachus (2 resident pairs).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from the use of pesticides, hunting, including the use of poison, and forestry plantations.
National Low
International None534 ha of IBA covered by Natural Landscape (Cascada de Cimbarra, 534 ha). 4,045 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Río Guadalén, 4,045 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aldeaquemada-Dañador (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aldeaquemada-dañador-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.
