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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
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2009	54-61 males	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2009	37-50 breeding pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2009	3-4 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2009	32-40 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2002	425-632 breeding pairs	B2, C2
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2009	max 7,000 individuals	B1iv, C5

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	Not assessed	Not assessed	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1966	Cadi	National Game Reserve	61
1982	Massís de Pedraforca	Paraje Natural de Interés Nacional	2
1983	Cadí-Moixeró	Parque Natural	50
1988	Prepirineu Central català	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	59
1992	Serres del Cadí-Moixeró	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	49
1992	Serres d`Odèn-Port del Comte	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	13
1992	Serra del Catllaràs	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	7
1992	Serra de Montgrony	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	5
1992	Serra d`Ensija-els Rasos de Peguera	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	4
1992	Serra del Verd	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	4
1992	Serra de Turp i Mora Condal-Valldaran	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	1
1996	Prepirineu Central català	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	67
1996	Serra de Catllaràs	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	7
2000	Serra de Catllaràs	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2001	Serra de Turp i Mora Condal-Valldan	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
2005	Montgrony	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5
2006	Montgrony	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2006	Serra de Turp i Mora Condal-Valldan	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Treeline ecotone	75
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Mesophile grasslands	19
Shrubland	Scrub	12
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	5
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	80
tourism/recreation	5
agriculture	3

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cadí mountains (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cadí-mountains-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.