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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A low mountain range to the west of Miranda del Ebro, which includes many cliffs and a small gorge. The main vegetation-types are scrub, grassland and
Quercus and
Fagus woodland. The area is used for livestock-farming, arable agriculture and hunting.
This is an important site for cliff-nesting raptors.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Main threats are from the expansion of mining and from afforestation.
National None
International Partial4,000 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Obarenes-Sierra de Cantabria, 5,350 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Obarenes mountains (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/obarenes-mountains-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
