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Pila mountain range


IBA Justification

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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos LC resident 2008 min 1 breeding pairs C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus LC resident 2008 min 7 breeding pairs C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident 2008 27-51 breeding pairs C2, C6

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1992 Sierra de la Pila Parque Regional 78
1998 Sierra de La Pila Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 75
1998 Sierra de la Pila Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 66

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Forestry plantations 26
Forest Native coniferous woodland 26
Shrubland Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis 26
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) Inland cliffs -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 26
hunting -
urban/industrial/transport -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pila mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pila-mountain-range-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.