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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 ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2007)	min 16 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2008)	min 8 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2007)	min 14 pairs	C6
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident (1997)	40 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1998	Sierra Espadà	Parque Natural (V)	48

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	60	Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	30	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	20	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Dry siliceous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
agriculture	15
forestry	12
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Espadán mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/espadán-mountain-range-iba-spain on 27/12/2024.