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The Altos de Barahona bird protection area

Baraona, Almazán, Soria

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The Altos de Barahona bird protection area

Nature · Baraona, Almazán, Soria

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Between the Sierra Ministra and the Sierra de Pela these limestone uplands extend above one thousand metres, among the towns of Torrevicente, Barcones, Rello, Barahona and Alpanseque, among others. Covering 42,898 hectares, it is both a Special Protection Area for Birds and a Site of Community Importance. Notable are its oromediterranean heathlands with gorse, its alpine and subalpine meadows and its kermes oak scrub, together with springs and streams with riverside vegetation and a remarkable diversity of orchids. Among the birds of prey that breed here are the Eurasian eagle-owl, Montagu's harrier, griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture and red kite, and the upland holds one of the largest populations in the world of Dupont's lark, with around 2,200 pairs, as well as little bustard, stone curlew and great bustard.

Photo: Verbigracias (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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