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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 at site	IBA criteria triggered
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	winter	2009	max 1 individuals	C2, C6
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris	NT	breeding	2009	1-2 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	LC	breeding	2009	34-38 breeding pairs	B2, C6
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea	LC	breeding	2009	40-50 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	breeding	2009	147-223 breeding pairs	C6

Note: The current IUCN Red List category may differ from the category that was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment.

For more information about the IBA criteria, please click here

Protected area (PA)	PA designation	PA area (ha)	Relationship of PA with IBA	Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Zonas Húmedas	1,254	protected area overlaps with site	0
Marjal de Pego-Oliva (ZEPA)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	1,252	protected area overlaps with site	1,230
Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Parque Natural	1,249	protected area overlaps with site	0
Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,255	protected area overlaps with site	0
Marjal de Pego-Oliva	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	1,290	protected area overlaps with site	1,290
Marjal de Pego - Oliva	Nature Park	1,290	protected area contained by site	1,290
Desembocadura y frente litoral del Riu Racons	Zonas Húmedas	276	protected area overlaps with site	0
Desembocadura del Riu Bullents	Zonas Húmedas	22	protected area overlaps with site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis	-
Grassland	Humid grasslands	-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Water fringe vegetation	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards and groves	-

For further information about the IUCN habitat classification, please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
hunting	-

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pego-Oliva marshes. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1914 on 03/06/2023.