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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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding	2009	10-11 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2009	459-470 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2, C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	8	8	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	275	449	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	6	7	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	2	2	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1978	Moncayo	Parque Natural	22
1978	Dehesa del Moncayo	Nature Park	20
1988	Sierra del Moncayo - ZEPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11
1998	Moncayo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	20
1999	Sierra Del Moncayo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	12
2000	Sierra de Nava Alta - Puerto de La Chabola	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
2000	Barranco de Valdeplata	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Maderuela	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
2000	Cueva Honda	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Sierra de Moncayo - Los Fayos - Sierra de Armas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	37

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	40
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	30
Grassland	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	15
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	5
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
agriculture	80
forestry	30

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