Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An upland area of scrub and grassland. The main human activity is livestock-farming.
The site is one of the most important for
Chersophilus duponti in the Iberian peninsula.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from afforestation, agricultural intensification and illegal hunting.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Layna high moors (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/layna-high-moors-iba-spain on 26/12/2024.