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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
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

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	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

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	% 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 23/12/2024.