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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Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | VU | winter | 2009 | max 1 individuals | C2, C6 |
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | VU | 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: 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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Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
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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 | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1,290 | protected area overlaps with site | 1,290 |
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 | 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) |
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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 | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
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agriculture | - |
hunting | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pego-Oliva marshes. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 12/08/2022.