Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
| European Shag Gulosus aristotelis |
LC |
resident (2009) |
31–56 pairs |
B3 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus |
EN |
resident (2008) |
32–33 pairs |
A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 |
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus |
LC |
resident (2010) |
min 78 pairs |
B1iii, B2, C2, C6 |
| Red Kite Milvus milvus |
LC |
resident (2010) |
min 10 pairs |
A1, C1, C6 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus |
LC |
resident (2008) |
6–13 pairs |
C6 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Artificial/Terrestrial |
35 |
Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas |
| Forest |
20 |
Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland |
| Shrubland |
20 |
Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis |
| Marine Neritic |
5 |
|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) |
major (>10) |
Inland cliffs |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Marine Intertidal |
minor (<10) |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| hunting |
80 |
| agriculture |
35 |
| forestry |
20 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ravines and pinewoods in central Minorca (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ravines-and-pinewoods-in-central-minorca-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
