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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
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	passage	2008	500-33,660 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	2009	100-1,500 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2011	1 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	passage	2008	1,900-6,320 individuals	A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2008	20-26 breeding pairs	C6
A4iv Species group - soaring birds/cranes	n/a	passage	2009	9,190-54,000 individuals	A4iv, B1iv, C5

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.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Mendilaz	Reserva Natural	<1
1987	Tristuibartea	Reserva Natural	<1
1987	Lizardoya	Reserva Integral	<1
1987	Tristuibartea	Natural Reserve	<1
1989	Hayedo de Odia	Enclave Natural	<1
1991	Roncesvalles-Selva de Irati	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	39
1991	Haya de Nabala	Monumento Natural	-
1991	Tejo de Auzteguia	Monumento Natural	-
1991	Haya de los Tres Brazos	Monumento Natural	-
1991	Avellanos de Orión	Monumento Natural	-
1991	Arce de Orión	Monumento Natural	-
1995	Arrollandieta	Wild Fauna Reserve	1
1999	Roncesvalles-Selva de Irati	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	39
1999	Monte Alduide	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	18
1999	Sistema fluvial de los ríos Irati; Urrobi y Erro	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	60
Artificial/Terrestrial	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes, Arable land, Forestry plantations	20
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland	20
Shrubland	Heathland	20

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	95
agriculture	80
forestry	60

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Roncesvalles-Irati-Abodi mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/roncesvalles-irati-abodi-mountain-range-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.