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

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
-	Sierra de Castril	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	5
1960	Sierras de Cazorla y Segura	National Game Reserve	30
1983	Las Sierras de Cazorla y Segura Biosphere Reserve	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	76
1986	Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas	Parque Natural	83
1986	Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas	Nature Park	86
1987	Sierras de Cazorla; Segura y Las Villas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	71
1989	Sierra de Castril	Parque Natural	5
1989	Sierra de Huétor	Parque Natural	5
1997	Sierras de Cazorla; Segura y Las Villas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	83
1997	Sierra de Alcaraz y Segura y cañones del Segura y del Mundo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1997	Sierra de Castril	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2002	Sierra de Castril	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5
2005	Sierra de las Cabras	Reserva Natural	2
2005	Los Calares del Mundo y de la Sima	Parque Natural	<1
2006	Sierra de Alcaraz y Segura y cañones del Segura y del Mundo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2017	Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	83

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	65
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	35
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	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.