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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
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2010)	9–10 pairs	B2, C2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2002)	min 300 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Torcal de Antequera	Paraje Natural (II)	5
1989	Desfiladero de los Gaitanes	Paraje Natural (II)	8
2001	El Tornillo del Torcal	Monumento Natural (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	26	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	26	Scrub
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Antequera mountain range-El Chorro (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/antequera-mountain-range-el-chorro-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.