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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	resident	2006	36-56 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	resident	2009	15-25 breeding pairs	C6
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus	LC	breeding	2011	max 3 breeding pairs	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2009	15-20 breeding pairs	C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	breeding	2009	present	C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	Not assessed	Not assessed	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1966	Fresser--Setcases	National Game Reserve	52
1992	Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	38
1992	Serra Cavallera	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	14
1996	Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	32
1996	Serra Cavallera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	15
2006	Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	32
2015	Capçaleres del Ter i del Freser	Parque Natural	37

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest		26
Grassland		26
Shrubland		26

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	26
tourism/recreation	26
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fresser-Setcases (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fresser-setcases-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.