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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
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	breeding (2008)	8–9 pairs	A1, C1, C2, C6
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus	LC	breeding (2009)	min 5 pairs	C6
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (2008)	375–415 pairs	A4ii, B1iii, C2, C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident (2008)	9–10 pairs	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2003)	min 150 pairs	C2, C6

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1992	Valderejo	Parque Natural (II)	11
1995	Complejo Lagunar de Laguardia	Biotopo Protegido (III)	11
2006	Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil	Parque Natural (V)	12

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	49	Steppes and dry calcareous grassland; Humid grasslands
Shrubland	48	Scrub; Heathland; Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis
Forest	47	Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Native coniferous woodland; Mixed woodland; Alluvial and very wet forest; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	16	Highly improved re-seeded landscapes; Arable land
Wetlands (inland)	2	Standing freshwater; Rivers and streams; Raised bogs
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	-	Caves
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	65
forestry	50
nature conservation and research	22
tourism/recreation	10

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Valdegovía-Arcena mountain range (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/valdegovía-arcena-mountain-range-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.