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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
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2009)	20 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (1996)	100 pairs	B2
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident (1996)	40 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Sierra Mágina	Parque Natural (V)	10
2001	Pinar de Cánavas	Monumento Natural (III)	<1
2001	Quejigo del Amo o del Carbón	Monumento Natural (III)	-

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Shrubland	26	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	-	Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	26
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mountain ranges south of Jaén (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mountain-ranges-south-of-jaén-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.