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River Jalón canyon


Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context
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.



Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Plans to construct a dam and a railway are the main threats to the site.



Protected areas
National None International None




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.