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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
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2010	67-115 individuals	A1, C1, C6
Great Bustard Otis tarda	EN	resident	2010	min 158 individuals	A1, C1, C6
White Stork Ciconia ciconia	LC	resident	2009	8-40 breeding pairs	C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident	2011	2-3 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus	LC	breeding	2009	1-5 breeding pairs	C6
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	LC	breeding	2009	3-9 breeding pairs	C6
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	breeding	2009	20-30 breeding pairs	C6

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

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2007) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Great Bustard Otis tarda	484	408	breeding pairs	85	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Natural system modifications	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Biological resource use	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1993	Estepas cerealistas de los ríos Jarama y Henares	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	62
1999	Cuencas de los ríos Jarama y Henares	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	61
2005	Estepas cerealistas de La Campiña	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	5

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	85
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	10
Forest	Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	5
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	80
urban/industrial/transport	5

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Talamanca-Camarma (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/talamanca-camarma-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.