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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
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident (2009)	present	B2
Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba bollii	LC	resident (2003)	80–100 pairs	A2, B2, C2, C6
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	NT	resident (2003)	80–100 pairs	A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, C6
Plain Swift Apus unicolor	LC	resident (2009)	present	A2, B2
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	LC	resident (2006)	5–10 pairs	C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident (2009)	present	A2
Island Canary Serinus canaria	LC	resident (2009)	present	A2, B3

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
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	7 / 7 (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	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Teno	Parque Rural (V)	33
1987	Interián	Sitio de Interés Científico (Ib)	<1
1987	Acantilados de La Culata	Paisaje Protegido (V)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Scrub; Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
forestry	26
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mountain of Agua, gully of Los Cochinos and gully of Cuevas Negras (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mountain-of-agua-gully-of-los-cochinos-and-gully-of-cuevas-negras-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.