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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
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	LC	resident	2010	min 44 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	2007	min 40 individuals	A1, C1
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2010	min 293 individuals	A1, C1
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus	LC	resident	1995	150 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	1995	100 breeding pairs	B2
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra	LC	resident	2009	present	B2, C6
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla	LC	breeding	2009	present	B2
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	1995	300 breeding pairs	B2, C2

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis	150	75	breeding pairs	50	unfavourable
European Roller Coracias garrulus	40	9	breeding pairs	23	very unfavourable

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

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	Sierra de Arana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Río Guadiana Menor - Tramo Superior	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2015	Sierra de Arana	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	1
2015	Río Guadiana Menor - Tramo SupeRíor	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Semidesert	26
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	40
hunting	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hoya de Guadix (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hoya-de-guadix-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.