Data Zone
The site was identified as important 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 List1 | Season | Year(s) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-rumped Swift Apus caffer | LC | breeding | 2008 | min 20 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
| Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo | LC | resident | 1996 | 20 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | passage | 2009 | min 800 individuals | A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2, C6 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding | 2009 | min 4 breeding pairs | A1, C1, C6 |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident | 2008 | min 361 breeding pairs | A4ii, B1iii, C2, C6 |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident | 2009 | min 600 individuals | B1iii, C2, C6 |
| Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata | LC | passage | 2009 | min 6 individuals | B2 |
| A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes | n/a | passage | 2009 | min 20,000 individuals | A4iv, B1iv, C5 |
1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.
| Year | Protected Area | Designation | % overlap with IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Los Alcornocales | Parque Natural | 100 |
| 1989 | Los Alcornocales | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 100 |
| 1996 | Dunas de San Antón | Parque Periurbano | 100 |
| 1997 | Los Alcornocales | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 100 |
| 2000 | Río de La Jara | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | <1 |
| 2017 | Los Alcornocales | Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC) | 100 |
| Habitat1 | Habitat detail | % of IBA |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland | 26 |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land | - |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | Inland cliffs | - |
| Shrubland | Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 26 |
| hunting | - |
| military | - |
| other | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Bujeo, Ojén, del Niño and Blanquilla mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/bujeo-ojén-del-niño-and-blanquilla-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.