Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 11,750 hectares (117.50 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A limestone canyon with Populus plantations and Salix and Ulmus woodland along the river. The valley sides are covered by scrub and dry grasslands. The main human activities are hunting, forestry, agriculture and sheep-grazing.
Key biodiversity
An important site for cliff-nesting raptors and Chersophilus duponti.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Duratón canyon (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/duratón-canyon-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.