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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2008	900-1,900 individuals	B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	2009	min 30 individuals	B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2011	min 16 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2008	18-20 breeding pairs	A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	winter	2005	min 260 individuals	A1, C1

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Common Crane Grus grus	1,900	1,900	individuals	100	favourable
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	3	3	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1997	Granadilla	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30
2000	Ríos Alagon y Jerte	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Río Esperaban	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2004	Embalse Gabriel y Galán	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8
2005	Monte Valcorchero	Paisaje Protegido	<1
2017	Dehesa Boyal de Aceituna	Periurban Park	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	60
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	20
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	10
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	60
hunting	-
water management	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gabriel y Galán reservoir (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gabriel-y-galán-reservoir-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.