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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site includes conifer forests, riverine forest along the River Moros and some grassland and arable cultivation. The main human activities are arable cultivation, livestock-farming and hunting.
This is an important site for breeding raptors and breeding
Ciconia ciconia. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Aegypius monachus (non-breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are increasing sand extraction, increasing disturbance from traffic and the clearance of forest.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: River Moros (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/river-moros-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.
