Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
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Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis | LC | resident | 2009 | 17-25 breeding pairs | C2, C6 |
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax | NT | breeding | 2007 | 20-30 individuals | A1, C1, C6 |
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | LC | breeding | 2009 | 70-80 breeding pairs | C6 |
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | LC | resident | 2008 | 30-50 breeding pairs | C6 |
European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding | 2009 | 35 breeding pairs | A1, C1, C2, C6 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
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Protection status:
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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Saladares del Guadalentín | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 3,009 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,873 |
Saladares del Guadalentín | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 2,048 | protected area overlaps with site | 2,010 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
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Shrubland | Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis | - |
Grassland | Steppes and dry calcareous grassland, Humid grasslands | - |
Wetlands (inland) | Water fringe vegetation, Standing brackish and salt water | - |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves, Forestry plantations, Other urban and industrial areas, Ruderal land | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
military | - |
urban/industrial/transport | - |
water management | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Guadalentín saltmarshes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 16/01/2021.