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 |
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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).
Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
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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.