Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A small mountain range with
Quercus woodland and dehesas at lower altitudes. The site includes the city of Plasencia and the Plasencia reservoir.
This is an important area for
Falco naumanni and passage
Ciconia nigra. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aegypius monachus (non-breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from the restoration of old buildings used as nesting sites by
Falco naumanni (`Other' threats, above), and increasing urban development.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Plasencia and San Bernabé mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/plasencia-and-san-bernabé-mountain-range-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.
