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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
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis	NT	breeding (2009)	present	A3
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding (2010)	min 10 pairs	B1i, C2
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2008)	min 117 pairs	C2, C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident (2009)	36–45 pairs	A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident (2009)	9–11 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2008)	min 25 pairs	C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2009)	10–12 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

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1989	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Parque Natural (V)	48

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

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 23/12/2024.