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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	resident	2010	40-45 breeding pairs	C6
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus	LC	breeding	2010	25-30 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2010	min 7 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2010	min 20 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2010	min 18 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2010	90-110 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	2010	50-70 breeding pairs	B2

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
1988	Serra da Enciña da Lastra	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	2
1998	Montes Aquilanos y Sierra De Teleno	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	39
1998	Sierra De La Encina De La Lastra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
1999	Serra da Enciña da Lastra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2
2000	Montes Aquilanos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	41
2000	Riberas Del Río Sil y Afluentes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Riberas Del Río Órbigo y Afluentes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2002	Las Médulas	Monumento Natural	1
2002	Serra da Enciña da Lastra	Parque Natural	4
2004	Serra da Enciña da Lastra	Zona de Especial Protección de los Valores Naturales	2

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	26
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	26
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland, Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Scree & boulders, Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
forestry	20
military	10
agriculture	5
tourism/recreation	5
water management	5

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