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The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s)	Population estimate at site	IBA criteria met
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	resident	2010	14-53 breeding pairs	A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C6
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	winter	2011	min 67 individuals	A1, B1i, C1, C2, C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	resident	2002	min 11 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata	LC	non-breeding	2007	min 7 individuals	C2, C6

The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Salado de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	0	protected area overlaps with site	0
Salado de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	405	protected area overlaps with site	43
Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	897	protected area contained by site	0
Reserva Natural Complejo Endorreico de Espera	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	514	protected area contained by site	0
Complejo endorreico Lebrija-las cabezas	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	0	protected area contained by site	0
Complejo endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Natural Reserve	23	protected area contained by site	23
Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Reserva Natural	54	protected area contained by site	0
Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	868	protected area contained by site	793
Complejo endorreico de Espera	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	519	protected area contained by site	515
Complejo endorreico de Espera	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	519	protected area contained by site	0
Complejo endorreico de Espera	Natural Reserve	59	protected area contained by site	59
Complejo Endorreico de Espera	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	519	protected area contained by site	0
Complejo Endorreico de Espera	Reserva Natural	62	protected area contained by site	0

Habitat (IUCN level 1)	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Dry siliceous grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land	-

For more information about the IUCN Habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lebrija, Las Cabezas and Espera lagoons. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lebrija-las-cabezas-and-espera-lagoons-iba-spain on 01/10/2023.