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

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	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti	25 / 12 (pairs)	100	good
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos	15 / 20 (pairs)	75	moderate

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Natural system modifications	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Energy production and mining	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area 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 (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1995	Cabañeros	Parque Nacional (II)	11

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

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 22/12/2024.