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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	2002	min 283 breeding pairs	C6
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2009	16-19 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2004	max 15 breeding pairs	C6
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Leiopicus medius	LC	resident	2004	234-352 breeding pairs	C6
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	breeding	2004	min 100 breeding pairs	B2

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 (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in short term (within 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1966	Fuentes Carrionas	National Game Reserve	69
1997	Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	80
2000	Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	76
2000	Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre - Montaña Palentina	Parque Natural	80

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	26
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	80
agriculture	60
forestry	20
not utilised	20
water management	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Fuentes Carrionas (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/fuentes-carrionas-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.