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The site was identified as important 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)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2009	min 28 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2006	14-50 breeding pairs	C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2008	min 292 breeding pairs	B1iii, C2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2009	11-13 breeding pairs	C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2009	6-7 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	2008	min 33 breeding pairs	C6

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 (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	Not assessed	Not assessed	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1966	Puertos de Beceite	National Game Reserve	30
1992	Ports, els	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	37
1992	Serres de Pàndols-Cavalls	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	9
1992	Aligars-Serra Fulletera	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	3
1992	Barrancs de Sant Antoni-Lloret-la Galera	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	<1
1992	Riberes i illes de l`Ebre	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	<1
1995	Les Illes de l`Ebre	Reserva Natural de Fauna Salvaje	<1
1997	Sistema Prelitoral meridional	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	50
1997	Tinença de Benifassà; Turmell i Vallivana	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	9
1998	Puertos de Beceite	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5
2000	Els Ports de Beseit	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
2000	Río Algars	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2000	Río Matarranya	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2001	Els Ports	Parque Natural	35
2001	Puertos de Beceite	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	14
2001	Fagedes dels Ports	Reserva Natural Parcial	1
2005	Sistema Prelitoral meridional	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	51
2006	Tinença de Benifassá	Parque Natural	3
2006	Cova de la Puntassa	Cuevas	-
2006	Cova de la Mestra	Cuevas	-
2009	L'Alt Maestrat; Tinença de Benifassà, Turmell i Vallivana	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	9

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland	50
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	30
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	50
hunting	30
agriculture	10
not utilised	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pass of Beceite-Turmell mountain (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pass-of-beceite-turmell-mountain-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.