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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
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix	LC	resident	2003	100-500 breeding pairs	C6
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta	LC	resident	2004	50-100 breeding pairs	C6
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	LC	resident	2001	50-80 males	C6
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus	LC	resident	2003	10-50 breeding pairs	C6
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident	2003	8-10 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding	2009	10-20 breeding pairs	C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2008	min 17 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Red Kite Milvus milvus	LC	resident	2003	5-20 breeding pairs	A1, C1
Black Kite Milvus migrans	LC	breeding	2003	2-10 breeding pairs	C6
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius	LC	resident	2009	35-135 breeding pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2009	500-1,000 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus	LC	resident	2009	270-400 breeding pairs	A3
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria	LC	breeding	2009	5-20 breeding pairs	A3
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis	LC	breeding	2009	50-200 breeding pairs	B2
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris	LC	resident	2009	1,500-2,500 breeding pairs	A3
Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella	LC	resident	2009	5,000-10,000 breeding pairs	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1955	Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici	Parque Nacional	8
1987	Baish Aran	Reserva Natural Parcial	<1
1987	Noguera Pallaresa-Bonaigua	Reserva Natural Parcial	<1
1987	Noguera Pallaresa--Bonaigua	Natural Reserve	<1
1987	Alt Aneu	Partial Nature Reserve	<1
1988	Aigüestortes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	37
1992	Aigüestortes	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	40
1992	Sant Joan de Toran	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	8
1992	Artiga de Lin, Era	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	6
1992	Alt Pirineu	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	3
1992	Montanhes de Les e Bossòst	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	2
1992	Capçalera de la Noguera Ribagorçana	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	2
1992	Naut Aran	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	2
1992	Gelada	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	2
1992	Costoja	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	1
1992	Eth Portilhon	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	1
1992	Filià	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	<1
1992	Arribèra deth Garona	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	<1
1992	Estanh de Vielha	Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN)	<1
1996	Aigüestortes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	45
1996	Baish Aran	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
1996	Era Artiga de Lin - Eth Portilhon	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	6
1996	Alt Pallars	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1996	Estanho de Vielha	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2003	Alt Pirineu	Parque Natural	3
2006	Baish Aran	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	10
2006	Era Artiga de Lin - Eth Portilhon	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	6
2006	Alt Pallars	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	12
2006	Riu Garona	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2007	Parque Nacional de Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	33

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Native coniferous woodland, Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest	40
Grassland	Alpine, subalpine and boreal grassland, Humid grasslands	25
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	15
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Raised bogs	15
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	30
hunting	30
tourism/recreation	25
agriculture	25
nature conservation and research	20
water management	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Mauricio-Bohí-Beret (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-mauricio-bohí-beret-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.