Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An extensive area in the Pyrenees with large
Pinus forests and more limited areas of
Betula woodland. There are also extensive areas of scrub, pasture, and alpine grassland. The main human activities are forestry, stock-grazing, hiking, and skiing.
This is an important area for upland forest species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is from development of the skiing and visitor related infrastructure. In some areas intensive forestry is also a threat.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alt Pallars (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alt-pallars-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.
