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Peñagolosa


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Stock Dove Columba oenas LC resident (1996) 360 pairs B3
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos LC resident (2008) min 7 pairs C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident (2010) min 100 pairs B2, C2
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura LC resident (1996) 40 pairs B2

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 75 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Shrubland 30 Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Artificial/Terrestrial 15 Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Grassland 10 Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 10 Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 60
forestry 55
agriculture 15


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Peñagolosa (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/peñagolosa-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.