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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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2005	min 250 individuals	A1, C1
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	2006	min 50 individuals	A1, C1
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2003	min 6 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2008	min 12 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2008	min 187 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2008	18-20 breeding pairs	A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident	2010	2 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding	2009	min 25 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	breeding	2005	min 11 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	2005	min 200 individuals	A1, C1

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	7	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	68	68	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	25	25	individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	Canchos de Ramiro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
1997	Río Erjas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Riveras de Gata y Acebo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Laguna temporal de Corrales	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Canchos de Ramiro y Ladronera	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	50
Shrubland		30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Grassland		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coria mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coria-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.