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Llanos de Plasencia


IBA Justification

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 Red List Category Season Year(s) Population estimate at site IBA criteria met
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis LC resident 2010 63-215 breeding pairs B2, C2
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata LC resident 2010 19-1,653 breeding pairs B2, C2
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax NT non-breeding 2010 min 60 individuals A1, C1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni LC breeding 2009 min 87 breeding pairs C2

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


IBA Protection

Protected area (PA) PA designation PA area (ha) Relationship of PA with IBA Overlap of PA with IBA (ha)
Monte Alto y Siete Cabezos Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 3,729 protected area overlaps with site 0


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Llanos de Plasencia. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/llanos-de-plasencia-iba-spain on 19/03/2024.