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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2008)	10–15 pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (2009)	67–72 pairs	A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident (2009)	19–21 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2008)	6–8 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (1992)	20 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Sierra de Andújar	Parque Natural (V)	32
1989	Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro	Parque Natural (V)	16
1989	Despeñaperros	Parque Natural (V)	1
1989	Sierra de Cardena y Montoro	Nature Park (V)	18
1989	Sierra de Andujar	Nature Park (V)	28
2001	Los órganos de Despeñaperros	Monumento Natural (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26	Arable land; Forestry plantations; Ruderal land
Forest	26	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	26	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Grassland	-	Dry siliceous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	26
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Madrona and Andújar mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/madrona-and-andújar-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.