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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	resident (2010)	min 15 pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident (2010)	min 20 males	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident (2010)	min 10 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1966	Degaña	National Game Reserve (IV)	23
2002	Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias	Parque Natural (II)	87

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	55	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Shrubland	35	Scrub; Heathland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Scree & boulders

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	26
agriculture	-
urban/industrial/transport	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Degaña-Hermo (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/degaña-hermo-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.