Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA criteria met: A1, A3, B1i, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 123,881 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A range of hills with Mediterranean scrub, dehesas and a few olive-groves. The main human activities are livestock-grazing and game hunting.
Key biodiversity
Breeding birds include seven of the 20 species in Europe that are restricted to the Mediterranean biome (when breeding).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Morena de Córdoba (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-morena-de-córdoba-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.