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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountainous area in the eastern Pyrenees, with large conifer forests, scrub, grasslands and rocky areas. The area is used for game hunting, forestry, livestock-farming, and hiking.
This is an important site for forest and alpine species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from infrastructural developments such as roads and powerlines, urban development and disturbance from visitors. Monitoring of
Tetrao urogallus and
Perdix perdix is conducted by the regional government.
National Partial
International None20,200 ha of IBA covered by National Game Reserve (Fresser-Setcases, 20,200 ha).
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 26/12/2024.
