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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	2000	min 40 breeding pairs	C2, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding	2004	max 159 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2009	3-5 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2008	min 626 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2009	max 16 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	2000	min 32 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2008	min 110 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2008	min 22 breeding pairs	C6
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
1977	Reserva de Grazalema	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	-
1989	Los Alcornocales	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	80
1989	Los Alcornocales	Parque Natural	85
1996	Dunas de San Antón	Parque Periurbano	89
1997	Los Alcornocales	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	85
1999	Acebuchales de La Campiña Sur de Cádiz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Ríos Guadiaro y Hozgarganta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Cañón de las Buitreras	Monumento Natural	<1
2015	Acebuchales de la Campiña Sur de Cádiz	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	3
2015	Ríos Guadiaro y hozgarganta	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	<1
2017	Los Alcornocales	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	85

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	60
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	20
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
other	60
agriculture	35

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cabras, Aljibe and Montecoche mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cabras-aljibe-and-montecoche-mountain-range-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.