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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
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.
This is an important site for breeding forest raptors.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is from the development of tourism infrastructure, particularly for skiing.
National Partial
International None70,000 ha of IBA covered by National Game Reserve (Saja, 180,186 ha). 23,932 ha of IBA covered by Natural Park (Saja-Besaya, 23,932 ha).
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 23/11/2024.
