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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
African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata	VU	resident	2006	13-28 individuals	A1, B2, C1
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor	LC	resident	2006	min 104 individuals	A4i, B1i, B2, C2
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	NT	resident	2006	325-515 breeding pairs	A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident	2010	50-200 breeding pairs	A2
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus	LC	resident	2005	50-100 breeding pairs	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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	20	20	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Vallebrón	Paisaje Protegido	18
2006	Vallebrón y valles de Fimapaire y Fenimoy	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		26
Shrubland		26
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Morro Tabaiba-Morro de los Rincones-Vallebrón mountains (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/morro-tabaiba-morro-de-los-rincones-vallebrón-mountains-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.