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Montaña El Cardón - Jable de Bigocho


IBA Justification

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
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae NT resident (2006) 450–710 pairs A1, A2, B2, C1, C2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1994 Montaña Cardón Monumento Natural (III) 14


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montaña El Cardón - Jable de Bigocho (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montaña-el-cardón--jable-de-bigocho-iba-spain on 24/12/2024.