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Posets-Maladeta


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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix LC resident (2001) min 70 pairs C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta LC resident (2009) 35–40 pairs C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC resident (2009) min 15 males C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus LC resident (2001) min 3 pairs C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus NT resident (2009) 3 pairs B2, C2
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius LC resident (2001) min 20 pairs C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident (2001) min 100 pairs B2, C2
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus LC resident (2009) present A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria LC resident (2009) present A3
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris LC resident (2009) present A3
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis LC resident (2009) present A3
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella LC resident (2009) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Posests - Maldeta Nature Park (-) 54
1966 Benasque National Game Reserve (IV) 51
1990 Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de la Maladeta o Montes Malditos Monumento Natural (III) 3
1990 Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de Posets o Llardana Monumento Natural (III) 1
1990 Glaciares Pirenaicos - Macizo de Perdiguero Monumento Natural (III) <1
1992 Capçalera de la Noguera Ribagorçana Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) <1
1994 Posets-Maladeta Parque Natural (V) 56

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Grassland 35 Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) 30 Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Forest 20 Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial 15 Highly improved re-seeded landscapes

Land use

Land use % of IBA
hunting 80
agriculture 40
tourism/recreation 15
forestry -


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