Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Mountains, in the west of the Murcia region, with
Pinus, Quercus and
Juniperus woodland, steppic habitats and non-irrigated crops. Agriculture, forestry, mining and hunting are the most important human activities.
This is an important area for cliff-nesting birds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Falco naumanni (breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from the expansion of crops grown under plastic, disturbance from sporting activities, the expansion of mining, and potential groundwater extraction for crop irrigation.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Torrecilla and Gigante mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/torrecilla-and-gigante-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
