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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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2009)	7–8 pairs	C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (2009)	present	B2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Montes Universales	National Game Reserve (IV)	75

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Ruderal land
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
forestry	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montes Universales-Albarracín mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montes-universales-albarracín-mountain-range-iba-spain on 26/12/2024.