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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2009	216 breeding pairs	B1iii, C2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	92	128	breeding pairs	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Natural system modifications	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1985	Cañón del Río Lobos	Parque Natural	96
1988	Cañón del Río Lobos - ZEPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	84
1996	Monte Santiago	Monumento Natural	94
1998	Cañón del Río Lobos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	26
Shrubland	Scrub, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	26
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
nature conservation and research	26
forestry	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Lobos canyon (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-lobos-canyon-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.