Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
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Area: 117,162 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A mountainous site in the Cantabrian range with extensive areas of scrub and grassland, and some deciduous forest. Human activities include tourism and recreation, hunting and cattle-grazing.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding forest raptors.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peña Labra and Cordel mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peña-labra-and-cordel-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.