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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 (2008)	20–30 pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding (1995)	min 15 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2009)	15–20 pairs	B2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2009)	11–12 pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1995)	min 19 pairs	B2, C6
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	LC	resident (2009)	15–20 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Cameros	National Game Reserve (IV)	12
1973	Demanda	National Game Reserve (IV)	28
2003	Sierras de Demanda, Urbión, Cebollera y Cameros	Zona de Especial Conservación de Importancia Comunitaria (V)	45

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	35	Arable land; Forestry plantations
Forest	35	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Treeline ecotone
Grassland	25	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland; Humid grasslands
Shrubland	15	Heathland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Scree & boulders
Wetlands (inland)	5	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	60
agriculture	40
fisheries/aquaculture	5
water management	5
hunting	-

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