Humada-Peña Amaya (Spain) IBA | Details

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Humada-Peña Amaya

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2008)	284–347 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2

IBA Conservation

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.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2007	not assessed	high	very low
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	-

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of population/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations)	medium
Energy production and mining	happening now	few individuals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Forest	25	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	25	Scrub; Heathland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Artificial/Terrestrial	15	Arable land; Forestry plantations

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	70
agriculture	40
not utilised	15
forestry	10

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Humada-Peña Amaya (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/humada-peña-amaya-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.