Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 35,792 hectares (357.92 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site includes the Sierra de los Dos Ríos mountain range, crossed by two gorges, with limestone cliffs, dense maquis and Pinus woodland. The main human activities are forestry and sheep-grazing.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for cliff-nesting raptors and an important roosting site for Neophron percnopterus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Dos Ríos and Orba mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/dos-ríos-and-orba-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.