Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: C6 (2011)
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Area: 22,387 hectares (223.87 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A sparsely populated mountainous site with scrub, garrigue, grasslands and Pinus forest. The area is used for sheep- and goat-grazing and forestry
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for cliff-nesting raptors.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Jalón canyon (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-jalón-canyon-iba-spain on 26/12/2024.