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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
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	resident (1995)	360 pairs	B3
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2010)	min 15 pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2008)	min 4 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2009)	4–6 pairs	C2, C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding (1995)	230 pairs	B2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1995)	100 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Carrascal de la Font Roja	Parque Natural (II)	4

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	50	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	35	Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	30	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	5	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	75
forestry	30
agriculture	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) 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 23/12/2024.