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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
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	NT	breeding	2009	present	A3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2010	min 10 breeding pairs	B1i, C2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident	2008	min 117 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2009	36-45 breeding pairs	A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident	2009	9-11 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2008	min 25 breeding pairs	C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident	2009	10-12 breeding pairs	B2, C2
Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3
Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala	LC	resident	2009	present	A3
Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor	LC	resident	2009	present	A3
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident	2009	present	A3

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

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	48
1989	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Parque Natural	48
1989	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	48
1990	Los Villares	Parque Periurbano	<1
1997	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	48
1997	Guadiato-Bembézar	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	44
1999	Los Cabezos	Parque Periurbano	54
2000	Barrancos del Río Retortillo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2015	Guadiato-Bembezar	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	47

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	70
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	30
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations, Ruderal land	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	90
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-
agriculture	-

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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.