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Embid-Molina high moors


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti VU resident (2007) min 279 males A1, B2, C1, C2, C6

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 26 Arable land; Ruderal land
Grassland 26 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Shrubland - Scrub

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 26


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Embid-Molina high moors (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/embid-molina-high-moors-iba-spain on 05/01/2025.