Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountain range in northern Extremadura. The vegetation consists of Pinus pinaster plantations, scrub and grassland. There are also some olive-groves and orchards. The main human activities are livestock-farming and forestry.
Key biodiversity
An important site for resident raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila adalberti (resident).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: East Gata mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/east-gata-mountain-range-iba-spain on 06/12/2024.