Data Zone
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 (2009) | min 3 pairs | B2, C2, C6 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | breeding (2008) | min 10 pairs | A1, C1, C2, C6 |
| Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus | EN | non-breeding (2009) | 4–30 birds | A1, C1, C6 |
| Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus | LC | resident (2008) | min 191 pairs | C2, C6 |
| Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | LC | resident (2006) | 55–85 pairs | C2, C6 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2008 | not assessed | high | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | unset | medium | |
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Human intrusions and disturbance | likely in short term (<4 years) | most of population/area (50–90%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | high |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Transportation and service corridors | likely in short term (<4 years) | some of population/area (10–49%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | medium |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | Not assessed | Not assessed | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Vall Alta de Serradell-Terreta-Serra de Sant Gervàs | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) | 37 |
| 1992 | Faiada de Malpàs, la | Plan Especial de Protección (PEIN) (V) | 5 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 26 | |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 26 | |
| Shrubland | 26 | |
| Forest | - |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | 26 |
| hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sant Gervás mountains (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sant-gervás-mountains-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.