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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
Stock Dove Columba oenas	LC	resident (1996)	500–700 pairs	B3
Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus	LC	resident (1996)	10,000–40,000 pairs	B3
European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur	VU	breeding (1996)	6,000–8,000 pairs	B2
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus	LC	breeding (1996)	4,000–6,000 pairs	B2, C2
Common Barn-owl Tyto alba	LC	resident (1996)	500 pairs	B2
Little Owl Athene noctua	LC	resident (1996)	600–800 pairs	B2
Tawny Owl Strix aluco	LC	resident (1996)	700–1,500 pairs	B3
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident (2009)	13–24 pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2009)	6–16 pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2009)	min 3 pairs	C2, C6
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	LC	breeding (1996)	800–1,000 pairs	B2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2008)	min 23 pairs	C6
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	LC	breeding (1996)	4,000–10,000 pairs	B2
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident (1996)	300–400 pairs	B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	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
Most of area (50–90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	Not assessed	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not compre­hensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1982	Sant Lloren del Munt I L'obac	Nature Park (V)	9
1987	Massís de Sant Llorenç del Munt i Serra de l`Obac	Parque Natural (V)	8
1987	Muntanya de Montserrat	Reserva Natural Parcial (IV)	2
1987	Muntanya de Montserrat	Parque Natural (V)	2
1987	Montserrat	Nature Park (V)	3
1992	Sant Llorenç del Munt i l`Obac	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	14
1992	Montserrat	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	5
1992	Cingles de Bertí	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	4
1992	El Moianes i la Riera de Muntanyola	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (VI)	3
1992	Gallifa	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	3
1992	Serra de Collcardús	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	1
1992	Roques Blanques	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	<1
1992	Sauva Negra, la	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	<1
1992	Riu Llobregat	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	<1
2009	Gallecs	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	1
2014	Riu Congost	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	26	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Other urban and industrial areas; Ruderal land
Forest	26	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland	26	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
agriculture	30
hunting	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mountains of Barcelona (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mountains-of-barcelona-iba-spain on 04/12/2024.