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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 (2009)	9–10 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2002)	min 32 pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2008)	min 7 pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (2003)	30–32 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2008)	min 11 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2008)	80–110 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Sierra Espuña	National Game Reserve (-)	30
1992	Sierra Espuña	Parque Regional (II)	23

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26	Forestry plantations
Forest	26	Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland	26	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	26
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Burete, Cambrón and Espuña mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/burete-cambrón-and-espuña-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.