Data Zone
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 | 2009 | min 14 breeding pairs | A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2 |
| Black Stork Ciconia nigra | LC | passage | 1997 | 20 individuals | B1i, C2 |
| Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | LC | breeding | 1996 | 6 breeding pairs | C6 |
| Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii | VU | passage | 1996 | 227-412 individuals | A1, C1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desembocadura del Guadalhorce | Paraje Natural | 67 | protected area overlaps with site | 67 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Alluvial and very wet forest | - |
| Shrubland | Scrub | - |
| Grassland | Humid grasslands, Mesophile grasslands | - |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable land, Forestry plantations | - |
| Marine Intertidal | - | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mouth of the river Guadalhorce. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mouth-of-the-river-guadalhorce-iba-spain on 04/12/2023.
