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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
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident (2008)	min 21 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2009)	15 pairs	B2, C2
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus	LC	breeding (2009)	12–20 pairs	B2, C2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2009)	250–500 pairs	B2, C2, C6
Blue Rock-thrush Monticola solitarius	LC	resident (1995)	150 pairs	B2
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura	LC	resident (1995)	300 pairs	B2, C2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1973	Sierra Nevada	National Game Reserve (-)	15
1986	Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra Nevada	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	70
1989	Sierra Nevada	Parque Natural (V)	35
1989	Albufera de Adra	Reserva Natural (Ib)	70
1999	Sierra Nevada	Parque Nacional (II)	35
2001	Falla de Nigüelas	Monumento Natural (III)	<1
2003	Cárcavas de Marchal	Monumento Natural (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	26	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Shrubland	26	Scrub
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Forestry plantations
Grassland	-	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Dry siliceous grassland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	26
nature conservation and research	26
forestry	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sierra Nevada mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sierra-nevada-mountain-range-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.