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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of the Cantabrian mountains covered by deciduous woodlands dominated by
Quercus and
Fagus forest. The IBA includes the Muniellos forest (3,000 ha), probably the best preserved
Quercus robur forest in Spain. The main human activities are hunting, mining and nature conservation.
The IBA is important for its good populations of forest species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
There are a number of threats to the site including coal and gold mining, illegal hunting, acid rain from industrial pollution, forest fires and road building.
National Partial
International Partial5,542 ha of IBA covered by National Biological Reserve (Bosque de Muniellos, 5,542 ha). 2,975 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Bosque de Muniellos, 2,975 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Muniellos (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/muniellos-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.
