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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (2010)	2 pairs	B2, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident (2009)	min 15 pairs	A1, C1, C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2001)	min 100 pairs	B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1920	San Juan de la Pena	Nature Area of National Interest (IV)	1
2007	San Juan de la Peña y Monte Oroel	Paisaje Protegido (V)	35

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	26
hunting	26
agriculture	-
military	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Juan de la Peña-Oroel crag (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-juan-de-la-peña-oroel-crag-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.