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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
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2008)	838 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2001)	180–375 pairs	B2, C2
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident (1996)	50 pairs	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
2006	Puente de Fonseca	Monumento Natural (III)	1
2009	Nacimiento del Río Pitarque	Monumento Natural (III)	<1
2010	Órganos de Montoro	Monumento Natural (III)	1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	40	Scrub
Forest	30	Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20	Inland cliffs
Grassland	10	Humid grasslands

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	-

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