Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B1i, C1, C2 (2011)
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Area: 54,474 hectares (544.74 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
The site contains extensive areas of dehesa areas and also grasslands and scrub. A small reservoir lies within the site. The main human activities are livestock-farming, hunting and cork harvesting (`Other' land-use).
Key biodiversity
An important site for raptors, steppic birds and wintering Grus grus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Montánchez mountain range-Cornalvo reservoir (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/montánchez-mountain-range-cornalvo-reservoir-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.