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

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Fuerteventura Stonechat Saxicola dacotiae	20 / 20 (pairs)	100	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happe­ning now	whole of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (>4 years)	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Very little or no conservation action taking place	very low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Vallebrón	Paisaje Protegido (V)	18

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

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 24/12/2024.