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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A mountainous area with slopes covered by
Quercus and
Castanea woodland,
Cytisus scrub and a few
Pinus plantations. The main human activities are forestry, game hunting and tourism.
This is an important site for breeding forest raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aquila adalberti (resident).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from afforestation and human disturbance.
National Partial
International Partial20,976 ha of IBA covered by National Game Reserve (Las Batuecas, 20,976 ha). 2,200 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Arca-Buitrera, 2,200 ha). 21,500 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Las Batuecas, 21,500 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peña de Francia (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peña-de-francia-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.
