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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 IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2008)	min 8 breeding pairs	A1, C1, C2, C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2008)	min 554 breeding pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2, C6
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata	LC	resident (2008)	min 18 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1977	Reserva de Grazalema	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	50
1984	Sierra de Grazalema	Parque Natural (V)	51
1987	Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana	Reserva Natural (Ib)	50
2003	Cañón de las Buitreras	Monumento Natural (III)	<1
2011	Cueva del Gato	Monumento Natural (III)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	35	Native coniferous woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	20	Arable land; Perennial crops, orchards and groves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	20	Scree & boulders; Inland cliffs
Grassland	10
Shrubland	10	Scrub; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Wetlands (inland)	5	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	90
hunting	60
forestry	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ubrique and Grazalema mountain ranges (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ubrique-and-grazalema-mountain-ranges-iba-spain on 12/01/2025.