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Segovia


IBA Justification

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
White Stork Ciconia ciconia LC non-breeding 2011 500-600 individuals B1i, C2
Red Kite Milvus milvus LC winter 2009 400-600 individuals A1, A4ii, B1iii, C1, C2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC winter 2009 max 1,418 individuals B2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax LC resident 2009 75-100 breeding pairs C2

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


Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial Arable land, Urban parks and gardens, Other urban and industrial areas 26
Forest Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland 26
Grassland Steppes and dry calcareous grassland -
Wetlands (inland) Rivers and streams -
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 26
urban/industrial/transport 26
hunting -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Segovia (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/segovia-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.