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Coria mountain ranges


IBA Justification

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

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2008 good very high very low
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population medium

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Climate change and severe weather happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Natural system modifications happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high
Biological resource use happe­ning now most of popul­ation/area (50–90%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Transportation and service corridors happe­ning now some of popul­ation/area (10–49%) moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations) high
Residential and commercial development happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations) low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now few indivi­duals/small area (<10%) no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations) low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Some of area covered (10–49%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place very low

Habitats

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

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 26
hunting 26


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 23/12/2024.