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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
This is an important site for cliff-nesting raptors.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats known at the site.
National Partial
International Partial25,724 ha of IBA covered by National Game Reserve (Serrania de Cuenca, 25,724 ha). 70,590 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area, 128,345 ha).
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 23/12/2024.
