Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 List1 |
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 |
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 (2007) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2007 |
not assessed |
high |
low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
no |
unset |
poor |
|
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 |
- |
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 03/12/2024.