La Safor and North Alicante mountain ranges (Spain) IBA | Summary

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La Safor and North Alicante mountain ranges

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Country/territory: Spain
Subnational region(s): País Valenciano

IBA Justification: B2, B3, C2, C6 (2011)

Area: 59,619 hectares (596.19 km²)

BirdLife Partner(s): SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of mountains between the provinces of Valencia and Alicante with well conserved Mediterranean forest. Human activities include forestry, hunting and agriculture.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for species typical of Mediterranean habitats and cliff-nesting raptors.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Safor and North Alicante mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-safor-and-north-alicante-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 26/01/2025.