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.
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 | - |
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.