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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
This is an important site for breeding raptors and
Ciconia nigra.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are the construction of new dams and roads, urban development, and hunting pressure.
Aquila adalberti is vulnerable to disturbance by livestock.
National None
International None
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.
