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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
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (2010)	present	B2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2010)	151–180 pairs	B1iii, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Peña Izaga	Wild Fauna Reserve (-)	14

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	50	Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	40	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	20	Broadleaved deciduous woodland
Grassland	20
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	10	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	100
hunting	100
forestry	40

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Izaga crag (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/izaga-crag-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.