Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 190,952 hectares (1,909.52 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountainous area with dense oak Quercus forest, Castanea sativa woodland, Pinus plantations and extensive areas of scrub. Around villages there are arable fields, olive-groves, grasslands and dehesas.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding raptors and Ciconia nigra.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Las Villuercas mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/las-villuercas-mountain-range-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.