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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	NT	breeding	2009	present	A3
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2006	10-30 breeding pairs	C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2006	max 1 breeding pairs	C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	non-breeding	2009	10-20 individuals	C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident	2011	10-11 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor	LC	resident	2009	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	2009	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1985	Cuenca Alta del Manzanares	Parque Regional	49
1985	Cuenca Alta del Manzanares	Regional Park	42
1988	Soto de Viñuelas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8
1992	Cuenca Alta del Río Manzanares	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	42
1999	Cuenca del río Manzanares	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87
2004	Monte de El Pardo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	43

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	35
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	20
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	15
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	10
military	5
tourism/recreation	5
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Pardo-Viñuelas (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-pardo-viñuelas-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.