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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
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	passage	2004	min 100 individuals	B1i, C2, C6
Black Stork Ciconia nigra	LC	breeding	2011	5-6 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Eurasian Eagle-owl Bubo bubo	LC	resident	2004	min 50 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus	NT	resident	2011	min 260 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	VU	resident	2009	34-39 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	LC	resident	2008	min 26 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
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
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica	LC	breeding	2009	present	A3

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 (2008) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	12	25	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	20	15	breeding pairs	75	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Energy production and mining	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1989	ZEPA Montes de Toledo	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	47
1995	Cabañeros	Parque Nacional	11
1997	Montes de Toledo	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	47
1997	Ríos de la cuenca media del Guadiana y laderas vertientes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1
1999	Laguna Volcánica de la Alberquilla	Monumento Natural	11
2003	Sotos del Río Milagro	Reserva Fluvial	<1
2003	Garganta de las Lanchas	Microrreserva	<1
2003	Chorrera de Horcajo	Paisaje Protegido	<1
2003	Turbera de Valdeyernos	Microrreserva	<1
2004	Lagunas de Alcoba y Horcajo de Los Montes	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	<1
2005	Ríos de la cuenca media del Guadiana y laderas vertientes	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Mixed woodland, Alluvial and very wet forest, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	26
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	26
Grassland		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	26
nature conservation and research	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Toledo mountains-Cabañeros (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/toledo-mountains-cabañeros-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.