ES187
Cuenca mountain ranges


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 101,032 ha

SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
Flat-topped mountains to the north of Cuenca. The landscape is dominated by cliffs and gorges and the vegetation cover is almost completely Pinus forest. The main human activities are forestry, livestock-farming and hunting.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for cliff-nesting raptors.


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