Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A3, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 35,873 hectares (358.73 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site covers the foothills of the Sistema Central, immediately to the north of Madrid. It is an area of dehesa and grassland.
Key biodiversity
Breeding birds include six of the 20 species in Europe that are restricted to the Mediterranean biome (when breeding).
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 23/12/2024.