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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
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	breeding (2009)	min 25 pairs	C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (2006)	20 pairs	A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident (2007)	min 2 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1999	Laguna Volcánica de Michos	Monumento Natural (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	26	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Canalizos mountain range (Saceruela) (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/canalizos-mountain-range-(saceruela)-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.