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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 (2002)	25–30 pairs	B2, C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2008)	min 7 pairs	A1, C1, C2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2008)	min 377 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2008)	min 36 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (2002)	min 70 pairs	B1iii, B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2008)	min 38 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1996)	200 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1960	Sierras de Cazorla y Segura	National Game Reserve (-)	30
1983	Las Sierras de Cazorla y Segura Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	76
1986	Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas	Parque Natural (V)	83
1986	Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas	Nature Park (V)	86
1989	Sierra de Castril	Parque Natural (V)	5
1989	Sierra de Huétor	Parque Natural (V)	5

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	65	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	35	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	80
agriculture	50
hunting	50
forestry	40
tourism/recreation	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
water management	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cazorla and Segura mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cazorla-and-segura-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.