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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2008	min 10 breeding pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2009	min 12 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2008	min 9 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2009	150-250 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident	2009	200-300 breeding pairs	B2
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	2009	280-360 breeding pairs	B2, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1991	Illots de Benidorm i Serra Gelada	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1
1994	Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
1997	Aitana; Serrella i Puigcampana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	14
1997	Serres del Ferrer i Bèrnia	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1997	Serra Gelada i Litoral de la Marina Baixa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1998	Valls de la Marina	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
1998	Serra de la Safor	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Riu Gorgos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Algepsars de Finestrat	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Serra Gelada	Parque Natural	1
2005	Els Arcs	Paraje Natural Municipal	<1
2006	Sierra de Bernia y Ferrer	Paisaje Protegido	2
2006	Puigcampana y el Ponotx	Paisaje Protegido	2
2006	Avenc Estret	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova Fosca-Corb-Pedrera	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova del Bolumini	Cuevas	-
2006	Avenc del Morro de l`Estepar	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova dels Vells	Cuevas	-
2006	Avenc del Mig	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova de les Calaveres	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova dels Morets	Cuevas	-
2006	Avenc Ample	Cuevas	-
2006	Avenc Llengua de Cervol	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova de les Meravelles (Xalo)	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova del Somo	Cuevas	-
2006	Avencs de Partagat	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova Sant Joan	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova del Rull	Cuevas	-
2007	Serpis	Paisaje Protegido	4
2009	Muntanyes de la Marina	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	24
2009	Cabeço d'Or i la Grana	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4
2011	Desembocadura del Riu de l`Algar	Zonas Húmedas	<1
2011	Fonts de l`Algar	Zonas Húmedas	<1
2011	Embalse de Relleu	Zonas Húmedas	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	50
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	25
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	major (>10)
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs, Scree & boulders	major (>10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	75
agriculture	20
forestry	20

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Marina mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/marina-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.