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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Mountains with streams, bogs and a large
Quercus pyrenaica woodland. Cattle are grazed in the woodland which contains many small patches of grassland. The main human activities are game hunting and forestry.
This is an important area for woodland species. The site holds probably the best population of
Dendrocopos medius in Spain.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from intensive forest management, including the construction of new tracks which allow visitor access to the site.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Izki mountains (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/izki-mountains-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.
