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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2010)	min 15 pairs	B1i, C2
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2006)	15–20 pairs	B2, C6
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (2006)	min 25 pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche	Parque Natural (V)	100
1989	Laguna de el Portil	Reserva Natural (Ib)	100
2001	Cuevas de Fuentes de León	Monumento Natural (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Grassland	-
Shrubland	-

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra de Aracena (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-de-aracena-iba-spain on 25/12/2024.