Natura 2000 related content is now shown on the Biodiversity Information System for Europe, BISE.
Please go to BISE or use the Natura 2000 map viewer for the latest information.
Aigüestortes
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES0000022)
- Under Birds Directive and Habitats Directive
- Since February 1988
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Cataluña (ES51)
- Surface area: 562 km2 (56230.00 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Alpine and Mediterranean biogeographical regions
- It protects 74 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 41 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (74)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 51 |
| Fishes | 2 |
| Invertebrates | 7 |
| Mammals | 12 |
| Mosses & Liverworts | 1 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
Habitat types
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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February 1988 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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November 1996 |
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December 2003 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | December 2013 |
| Date of Standard data form update | June 2021 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |
