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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	resident (2009)	100–200 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2009)	50–150 pairs	C2, C6
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata	NT	resident (2009)	200–500 pairs	A1, C1
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding (2009)	50–100 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1978	Lago de Sanabria y Sierras Segundera y de Porto	Parque Natural (V)	34
1978	Lago de Sanabria	Nature Park (V)	29
1990	Lago de Truchillas	Monumento Natural (III)	1
1990	Lago de la Baña	Monumento Natural (III)	1
1990	Lago de La Baña	Natural Monument (-)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	26	Dry siliceous grassland; Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Humid grasslands
Shrubland	26	Scrub; Heathland
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	-	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Raised bogs

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
forestry	-
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
not utilised	-

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