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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2009)	7–10 pairs	C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2008)	6–10 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2005)	6 pairs	C2, C6
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding (1997)	40–50 pairs	C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Riba-roja	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	14
1992	Ribera de l`Algars	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	2
1992	Tossals d` Almatret	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	2

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	26	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	26	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
forestry	70
agriculture	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lower course of the river Matarraña-Ribarroja (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lower-course-of-the-river-matarraña-ribarroja-iba-spain on 22/12/2024.