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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala	EN	resident	2009	max 7 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C6
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	breeding	2009	max 19,500 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, C2, C6
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	winter	2011	589-14,025 individuals	A4i, B1i, C2, C6
Common Crane Grus grus	LC	winter	2008	317-1,502 individuals	B1i, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	resident	2010	min 216 individuals	A1, C1
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	NT	winter	2008	min 224 individuals	A1, C1
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	LC	resident	2011	31-109 breeding pairs	B2
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	LC	winter	2011	7,417-41,797 individuals	A4i, B1i, C3
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica	LC	breeding	2009	34-1,043 breeding pairs	A4i, B1i, B2, 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.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Reserva Natural Lagunas de Campillos	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,342	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lagunas de Campillos	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,338	protected area contained by site	2,030
Lagunas de Campillos	Reserva Natural	80	protected area contained by site	0
Lagunas de Campillos	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	1,338	protected area contained by site	0
Lagunas de Campillos	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,338	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna del Gosque	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	404	protected area overlaps with site	415
Laguna del Gosque	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	404	protected area overlaps with site	0
Laguna del Gosque	Reserva Natural	39	protected area contained by site	28
Laguna del Gosque	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	404	protected area overlaps with site	0
Laguna de La Ratosa	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	176	protected area overlaps with site	172
Laguna de la Ratosa	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	176	protected area overlaps with site	0
Laguna de la Ratosa	Reserva Natural	22	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna de La Ratosa	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	176	protected area overlaps with site	0
Laguna de la Ratosa	Natural Reserve	23	protected area contained by site	23
Laguna de Fuentepiedra	Natural Reserve	1,554	protected area contained by site	1,554
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	8,667	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra	Reserva Natural	1,475	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,364	protected area contained by site	1,364
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	8,667	protected area contained by site	7,203
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra	Zona de Importancia Comunitaria ZIC (ZEPA/ZEC)	0	protected area contained by site	0
Laguna de Campillos	Natural Reserve	80	protected area contained by site	80

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland)	Standing brackish and salt water, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-
nature conservation and research	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Fuente de Piedra, Gosque and Campillos lakes. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/01/2021.