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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
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2009	min 34 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2010	4-9 breeding pairs	B2, 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 (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

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)	Not assessed	Not assessed	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1992	Sistema prelitoral central	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	35
1992	El Montmell-Marmellar	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	18
1992	Capçaleres del Foix	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	4
1992	Tossal Gros de Miramar	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	3
1997	Sistema Prelitoral Central	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	38
2005	Sistema Prelitoral Central	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	34
2005	Capçaleres del Foix	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
2006	El Montmell-Marmellar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18
2006	El Montmell-Marmellar	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	11
2006	Capçaleres del Foix	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	26
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	26
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	26
agriculture	-
forestry	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montagut and Montmell mountains (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montagut-and-montmell-mountains-iba-spain on 24/11/2024.