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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
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	non-breeding (2006)	max 61 birds	A1, B1i, C1, C2
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2003)	min 7 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2004)	7 pairs	C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2011)	16–46 pairs	C6
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident (2003)	min 15 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Sierra de las Moreras	Paisaje Protegido (V)	6
1992	Cabo Cope y Puntas de Calnegre	Parque Regional (II)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Native coniferous woodland
Grassland	26	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Desert	major (>10)	Semidesert
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	major (>10)	Inland cliffs; Scree & boulders
Shrubland	major (>10)	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	minor (<10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	26
hunting	26
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Almenara mountain range-Cape Cope (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-almenara-mountain-range-cape-cope-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.